{"id":63251,"date":"2020-12-04T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T10:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=63251"},"modified":"2023-06-12T06:48:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T06:48:28","slug":"hormone-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/hormone-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hormone therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment by alteration of hormonal balance designed to adversely influence a tumor whose viability is dependent upon the presence or absence of particular hormones. This may be accomplished by either surgery, radiation, or hormonal medication.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A treatment in which a woman&#8217;s declining hormone levels are supplemented with additional hormones. 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