Is too much hormone therapy a bad thing for prostate cancer patients?

Depends: If you're referring to testosterone replacement it would be contraindicated for prostate cancer patients. If you're referring to something that blocks testosterone or prevents its production than that is a common treatment for prostate cancer. For more see: http://peedoc.Com/prostate-cancer or @thepeedoc on twitter.

Just Right Rx: Just right rx is difficult. Side effects of hormone therapy need to be managed. Talk with your doctor about quality of life tradeoff with length of life.

It can be. : Androgen deprivation therapy (adt) is used in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Though is can slow progression of the disease, it is associated with significant side effects such as bone loss, muscle loss, loss of libido, and possible increased cardiovascular risk. Intermittent hormonal therapy is now under investigation, as are agents to counteract some of the side effects.