| Prostate cancer is a complex heterogeneous disease | | | | Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LH-RH) |
| that acts differently in different men. Therefore, | | | | agonists are administered. The effect is not |
| treatment varies amongst individuals. A wide array of | | | | immediate and occurs 2-4 weeks after initiation of |
| treatments exists for prostate cancer, which includes | | | | the therapy. Orchiectomy or castration is a surgical |
| surgery, radiation, hormone deprivation therapy, | | | | procedure that completely removes the testicles. It |
| chemotherapy, dietary changes and the use of | | | | produces an immediate and permanent reduction in |
| various herbal supplements.A patient may undergo | | | | testosterone. Another alternative hormonal treatment |
| hormonal therapy to reduce the level of | | | | is the use of hormone-blocking drugs, called |
| testosterone in the body. Drugs that reduce | | | | antiandrogens. |
| testosterone production by the testicles like | | | | |