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It is a consideration for some cancers, such as breast or prostate cancer, that are sensitive to hormones. Drugs are available, which block the body's normal signals to produce certain hormones, preventing hormone‐dependent cancers from continued growth. Although this sounds simple, any drugs that change the natural processes of the body include risk of side effects. Hormone therapy is frequently used with other treatments, and specialists work with each patient to determine when and how to administer it, the amount and duration of doses, and to gauge individual responses to treatment [65,66].