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Orchiectomy - Surgical removal of the testicles to produce castrate levels of testosterone; used to treat advanced prostate cancer.

Osteoblastic - The typical type of bone metastasis seen in prostate cancer. These lesions are characterized by abnormal bone generation (osteoblastic) rather than bone loss (osteolytic).

Osteoporosis - A demineralization of the bone which may accompany androgen deprivation therapy.

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