Orchiectomy

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• The orchiectomy is almost always done before any other treatment is started.
• The goal of an orchiectomy is to deprive the prostate cancer cells of testosterone, thereby causing the cancer to shrink and/or prevent further growth of the tumor.
• ] Cancer Encyclopedia OrchiectomyDefinitionOrchiectomy is a surgical procedure to remove one or both testes in men with prostate or testicular cancer.
• Orchiectomy is a common treatment for patients with metastatic (stage IV) prostate cancer who will likely require hormone therapy for life.
• More Prostate Cancer Pages at Phoenix5 About this archive Orchiectomy for the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer Last Revised November 25, 1995 [Procedures & recommendations may have changed.

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