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Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer
Men who receive hormone therapy for prostate cancer may be at greater risk for heart disease, but some types of therapy are safer than others, researchers say. A study of 30,642 Swedish men found men had a greater risk of heart attacks, arrhythmia, and heart disease. But researchers found that men who received anti-androgen therapy had significantly fewer problems, while patients on gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy had the highest risks.
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Prostate Cancer: Hormonal Therapy Overview
Prostate cancer is a hormonally responsive cancer. In 1966, Charles Huggins was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for... Read more »
Side Effects of Lupron
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... Read more »
PSA After Combined Hormone Therapy
On (or about) March 10, I will be going for a new PSA test. This is going to be very important as it is the first such test AFTER I started... Read more »
Do I Need My Entire Prostate Treated?
I would like to continue discussing my previous entry about cryoablation for prostate cancer. If you recall, I mediated an UsToo Prostate... Read more »
Hormone Therapy FAQs: How Do Hormones Fit Into Breast Cancer...
Q. I was diagnosed with DCIS, and have had a lumpectomy and radiation. Now my oncologist says I’ll be doing hormone therapy. I thought... Read more »
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Hormone therapy may help some with prostate cancer
A small course of hormone-blocking treatment may help some men who get radiation treatment for cancer. A 10-year study found that men with... Read more »
Study: Hormone therapy may increase prostate death risk
A new study raises more questions about the benefit of hormone therapy in some men with prostate cancer. Researchers studied 1,707 prostate cancer... Read more »
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 »
Combination therapy best for aggressive prostate cancer
Researchers say that adding hormone therapy and radiation treatment may help men with aggressive prostate cancer live longer than brachytherapy... Read more »
Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men With Localized Prost...
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Treating Prostate Cancer A Guide for Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Most men have time to learn about all the options for treating their prostate... Read more »
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