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Androgen Suppression Guidelines
Male hormones (called androgens), particularly testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, determine male secondary sex characteristics and stimulate prostate cell growth. When prostate cells, both healthy and cancerous, are deprived of androgens, they no longer proliferate and eventually die.
Hormonal treatment in prostate cancer uses drugs or surgery (orchiectomy) to suppress or block male hormones (androgen), particularly testosterone and...
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PSA After Combined Hormone Therapy
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Prostate Cancer: Hormonal Therapy Overview
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Prostate Cancer Treatment Options: Medical Castration: Antagonist vs...
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The Prostate Cancer Diet: What to Eat During Treatment
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Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Tests, and Treatments
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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 »
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 »
Prostate cancer treatment can speed heart attacks
The hormone-suppressing treatment used to treat prostate cancer may bring on earlier heart attacks, new research suggests. Experts say that even a... Read more »
Prostate drug may reduce hormone level in three days
Researchers say the prostate cancer drug degarelix appears to reduce testosterone levels as early as three days after the start of treatment. The... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Treatment May Up Heart Risks
Prostate cancer patients who are treated with androgen deprivation therapy have a higher risk of having diabetes, heart attacks, and other... 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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