Hormonal Therapy - Hormonal Therapy in Treating Prostate Cancer

The primary strategy of hormonal therapy is to decrease the production of testosterone by the testes or block the actions that testosterone has on the prostate cells. Hormonal therapy cannot cure prostate cancer. Instead, it slows the cancer's growth and reduces the size of the tumor(s).
The types of hormonal therapy may be used in prostate cancer are orchiectomy and hormonal drug therapy.