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Viktor was diagnosed with an androgen-dependent cancer. His doctor prescribed him the hormone ______as a part of his treatment.

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therapy would be the missing word because of the kind of cancer he has.

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The correct answer is - therapy.

Explanation:

Hormone therapy is a therapy that has a goal is to lower the levels of androgen in the body individual's body to stop influencing androgen-dependent cancer.

In androgen-dependent cancer, the cancerous cells stimulated by androgens to grow. Reducing these hormones level or inhibiting them from affecting the cells may reduce or inhibit the growth of such cells. It is a part of treatment but not a cure.

Thus, the correct answer is - therapy

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