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0:25 When is hormone therapy advisable as a primary treatment?
4:09 What is the risk of cancer recurrence after hormone therapy?
5:39 At what PSA score is hormone therapy most effective?
6:38 Do patients usually start with a second generation hormone therapy?
7:46 What is the monitoring process like for patients undergoing hormone therapy?
9:01 When is hormone therapy preferable to radiation therapy?
11:11 How effective are hormone therapies at shrinking the prostate?
12:24 Which hormone therapy has the most anti-cancer efficacy?
13:16 When and why should a patient consider hormone therapy as a primary treatment?
15:04 Alex's conclusions
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