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antihormone therapy  listen  (AN-tee-HOR-mone THAYR-uh-pee)

  Treatment with drugs, surgery, or radiation in order to block the production or action of a hormone. Antihormone therapy may be used in cancer treatment because certain hormones are able to stimulate the growth of some types of tumors.