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| Cancer can be fed by the same hormones that govern puberty |
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| While estrogen and testosterone all function in the development of a child into an adult, these hormones can also feed certain tumors in the breast and prostate. That is why treatment of such cancers often consists of cutting off the production of those very same hormones. |
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Prostate cancer is the second leading cancer killer of men in the U.S. Among the treatment options for this disease are surgery, radiation therapy and hormonal therapy, which limits the effects of male hormones on growing cancer cells. Find out how hormonal therapy is being used to fight prostate cancer.
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When breast cancer spreads it often ends up in bone. This can cause severe pain, weaken the bones and result in fractures. Learn how these bone complications can be treated and even prevented, making life a little easier for the person with breast cancer.
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