Harry Houdini. Houdini redirects here. For other uses, see Houdini (disambiguation). Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 â October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts.
Hormone therapy for breast cancer. Hormone therapy is a form of systemic therapy that works to add, block or remove hormones from the body to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells.
Hormone treatment is primarily used if prostate cancer has spread outside the prostate. It does not cure cancer. The purpose of hormone therapy is to delay the progression of the cancer and increase survival while maximizing quality of life.If a patient doesn't respond to initial hormone treatment, a doctor may try other hormonal methods before recommending chemotherapy.he purpose of hormone therapy is to delay the progression of the cancer and increase survival while maximizing quality of life. If a patient doesn't respond to initial hormone treatment, a doctor may try other hormonal methods before recommending chemotherapy.