Dr. Simon J. Crabb:Hot flushes and night sweats affect about 80% of patients on ADT and can significantly impact their quality of life. These symptoms can also lead to depression, anxiety, and cognitive issues, and so...
Dr. Simon J. Crabb:Hot flushes and night sweats affect about 80% of patients on ADT and can significantly impact their quality of life. These symptoms can also lead to depression, anxiety, and cognitive issues, and sometimes affect the patients' willingness to continue their therapy. While pha...
Exercise is one strategy to counter a range of treatment toxicities in men with prostate cancer and to improve overall physical function and quality of life.PURPOSE: To assess the effect of up to 12 months of exercise on psychological distress in men with prostate cancer on ADT.METHODS: O...
Although androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has a survival benefit for patients with high-risk and locally advanced prostate cancer, it is associated with substantial safety concerns, and mixed data exist regarding whether ADT causes clinically significant depression....
ADT Linked With Increased Risk of Depression, Psychiatric TreatmentStephen Cho
40.5% had Older American Resources and Services (OARS) physical health and 31% had OARS medical social support impairments; 11.6% had Geriatric Depression Scale impairments; 65.9% had either Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration or Montreal Cognitive Assessment impairments; and 34.9% had Vulnerable El...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men in the U.S. For many patients, hormone therapy is a treatment option. This type of therapy, also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), reduces the level of ...
deprivation therapy (ADT), reduces the level of testosterone and other androgens in the body. Lowering androgen levels can make prostate cancer cells grow more slowly or shrink tumors over time. However, patients receiving ADT often experience higher levels of fatigue, depression and cognitive ...