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Meaning of rapid hormone cycling: A procedure in which drugs that block the production of male hormones are alternated with male hormones and/or drugs that promote the production of male hormones.

Definition of rapid hormone cycling

A procedure in which drugs that block the production of male hormones are alternated with male hormones and/or drugs that promote the production of male hormones. This procedure is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.

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