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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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Prostate-Shrinking Medications
In 1992, Merck introduced a revolutionary drug finasteride (Proscar). This drug was the first drug introduced that reduces the size of the... Read more »
Natural Treatments for Breast Cancer
There’s no official governmental definition for “natural;” but it’s understood that in dealing with cancer, the term applies to... Read more »
Eating with Diabetes: Shrink Bowl, Spoon Sizes to Help with Portion...
How much we eat matters. It determines our size, which in turn is the most important part of controlling our diabetes. But what... Read more »
What is Prostatitis and How Can It Be Treated?
Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland, caused by several factors and resulting in three different conditions. It is the... Read more »
Identifying and Treating BPH (Enlarged Prostate)
We have heard so much lately about prostate cancer that perhaps it is time to turn back to the basics, and look at BPH (benign prostatic... Read more »
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Enlarged Prostate (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention Although you cannot prevent the prostate from enlarging, you can take measures to reduce your symptoms: Limit your intake of... 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 »
Enlarged Prostate
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The prostate is a male reproductive gland that produces the fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra, the tube through... Read more »
Chronic Prostatitis
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention Chronic prostatitis cannot be prevented. Treatment For many years, antibiotics have been the mainstay of treatment for chronic... Read more »
Chronic Prostatitis: An Overview
The term "chronic prostatitis" describes a somewhat vague and poorly understood condition that affects many men, usually in young or middle age. ... Read more »
Natural Ways to Improve Prostate Health
Medications aren't the only answer If you're one of the millions of men who've been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate (also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH), you may have been prescribed medications to treat this issue. But did...
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