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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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From Our Experts
Erectile Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs
One out of six men in the US will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime - that means a lot of men with residual erectile... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Tests, and Treatments
My father's case of prostate cancer was discovered by chance: he exhibited no initial symptoms. This is fairly typical in older men, since... Read more »
Current Treatments for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Most patients who have prostate cancer are diagnosed with early-stage disease that is localized to the prostate. These patients are able... Read more »
Better Breast Cancer Predictor/Best Prostate Treatment
Take an ordinary woman - how do you predict with good odds the liklihood of her getting breast cancer? According to a new California... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer Treatment
An interest of mine as a robotic surgeon treating prostate cancer is performing nerve sparing prostatectomy (removal of the prostate while... Read more »
From Our Sources
Statins may protect against prostate cancer, ED
Several new studies suggest that cholesterol-lowering statins help prevent prostate cancer and reduce the risk of erectile dysfunction. In one study,... Read more »
Podcast: Making Decisions about Prostate Cancer Treatment
A recent study found that one in five men regrets his prostate cancer treatment choice. In this podcast from The New York Times, columnist Tara... Read more »
Virus may determine who needs prostate cancer treatment
The presence of a virus in prostate cancer cells could help doctors determine who needs aggressive cancer treatment, a new study suggests.... 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 »
Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Prostate Cancer
The first decision in the management of patients with prostate cancer is how aggressively the cancer is to be treated. Aggressive treatment usually... Read more »
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