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Advanced Metastasis Prostate Cancer Hormone Treatment
Article updated and reviewed by Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber
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Current Treatments for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
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Prostate Cancer: Hormonal Therapy Overview
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Longer hormone treatment may improve cancer outcome
Men with moderately advanced prostate cancer may benefit from longer hormone treatment, two new studies have found. British researchers say that men... Read more »
FDA approves degarelix for advanced prostate cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the injected drug degarelix for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. The drug, which is a... Read more »
Advanced prostate cancer deadlier in young men
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Prostate Cancer Treatment: Localized Prostate Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Radiation TherapyRadiation therapy may be used as an initial treatment for localized prostate cancer. It may also be used as treatment for cancer... Read more »
Prostate cancer treatment may impair mental ability
Researchers say that up to 69 percent of men who receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to treat prostate cancer may experience some form of... Read more »
10 Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer
Active surveillance Prostate tumors are not terribly uncommon among men, though the growth rate and symptoms should be monitored closely. Not all tumors require immediately action, and thus, a "watchful waiting" approach is acceptable in many...
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