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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
How Does Frequency of Sexual Activity Affect My Prostate?
Does frequency of sexual activity affect prostate health of a man who does not have any prostate problems? This is a very common question... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Treatment Options: Medical Castration: Antagonist vs...
Medical therapy to induce a castration is generally intended for use in patients who have advanced disease not curable by surgery,... Read more »
BPH: Enlarged Prostate
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is a common phenomenon among older men. It basically is the non-cancerous enlargement of the... Read more »
Prostate Cancer : Doctor Discussion Guide
So now that you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer what’s next? Obviously you have met with your Urologist who has informed you of... 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 »
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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 »
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 »
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
The prostate is a male gland that secretes the fluid (a part of the semen) which carries sperm from the testicles during ejaculation.The prostate is... Read more »
The Prevalence and Types of Sexual Dysfunction in People With ...
Sexuality is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon that incorporates biologic, psychologic, interpersonal, and behavioral dimensions. It is... Read more »
Prostatitis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate.There are three types of prostatitis:1. Acute infectious prostatitis2. Chronic infectious... Read more »
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