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jan 1, 1941 - Hormonal Therapy

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Charles Huggins discovers that removing the testicles to lower testosterone production or administering estrogens causes prostate tumors to regress. Such hormonal manipulation—more commonly known as hormonal therapy—continues to be a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment.

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jan 1, 1941
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~ 85 years ago