### medical procedure | surgical procedure | treatment | therapy:

Hormone therapy
* Hormone therapies use hormones to stop the cancer cells from growing.
* acts to shrink the cyst, and prevent the growth of new cysts.
* alters the body's hormone balance to inhibit prostate cancer from growing
  - prevent certain cancers from growing
  - hormone balance in the body to prevent certain cancers from growing
* ameliorates the depression dramatically.
* can be a helpful temporary measure to arrest or shrink the cancer
  - cause a number of side effects
  - do the same thing for a transgender person
  - help to starve the cancer cells from getting the hormones
* can increase bone mass, new study says
  - sperm and egg production
  - interrupt the flow of estrogen to starve and kill the tumor
  - stop premature puberty and even reverse it in some children
* consisting of low doses of estrogen can increase bone mass.
* decreases the level of testosterone, which helps prostate tumors grow.
* delivers estrogen to make up the shortfall that occurs with menopause.
* form of chemotherapy except that natural and synthetic hormones are used.
* goes by various names, depending on the hormones used.
* is an example of targeted therapy
  - another type of treatment for widespread, advanced uterine cancer
  - considered when the cancer has spread outside the prostate
  - effective in treating menorrhagia but requires long-term prescription drug use
  - fraught with risk as well as promise
* is the use of hormones to change the way that hormone-sensitive cancer cells grow
  - stop cancer cells from growing
  - hormones, usually taken by pill, to kill cancer cells
  - treatment with hormones, drugs that interfere with hormone production
* is used against certain cancers that depend on hormones for their growth
  - in conjunction with radiation therapy in many patients
* is used to change the way hormones in the body help cancers grow
  - control the growth of prostate cancer
  - reduce the amount of testosterone produced in a prostate cancer patient
  - stop the hormones in the body that help cancer cells grow
  - treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
* prevents the binding of estrogen to cancer cells.
* raises risk of breast cancer, study says.
* relieves the discomfort of hot flashes in most cases.
* seeks to prevent breast cancer cells from receiving stimulation from estrogen.
* stimulates the testes to make more testosterone.
* uses female hormones, usually taken by pill, to kill cancer cells
  - various hormones to stop cancer cells from growing

Horticulture therapy
* benefits everyone including the patient, their family, and care providers.
* can also help one reinvent oneself following a sensory or mobility loss
  - teach number concepts through repotting cuttings and sowing seeds
* process of bringing people and plants together for therapeutic benefits.
* uses plants and floristry to reach out to people.

Humanistic therapy
* Humanistic therapies address the phenomenal world.
* involves bringing out feelings and restoring confidence to the patient.

Immune therapy
* continues for years.
* enhances expression.

Immunosuppressive therapy
* Immunosuppressive therapies work with a patient's immune system.
* prevents recurrent pericarditis.