Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is also known as "androgen deprivation therapy." It may consist of surgical castration (orchiectomy) or medical castration. Agents used for medical castration include luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogues or antagonists, antiandrogens, and other androgen suppressants. This treatment is reserved for advanced disease or prostate cancer that is poorly differentiated in a patient who is unable to receive other treatment.
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