Before we can discuss side effects, let us try to understand what Lupron does. Lupron is the first step in Hormone Therapy for those who have Prostate Cancer that has spread (metastasized) to some degree. The purpose of Hormone Therapy is to stop the spread of the cancer and possibly regress the extent of the spreading.
Lupron is an luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) drug as it stops testosterone, which most prostate cancer cells need to grow. Lupron is administered by a shot to...
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