Forsyth Medical Center 
Cancer Treatments
Hormonal Therapy
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Cancers treated by hormonal therapy:
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This treatment may include the use of drugs that change the way hormones work, or surgery to remove the organs that produce hormones. Like chemotherapy, hormonal therapy is a systemic treatment, it can affect cancer cells throughout the body. Hormonal therapy is particularly useful in treating prostate cancer.
