Hormone therapy is a type of prostate cancer treatment that stops your body from making these hormones or letting them reach cancer cells. The cells then die or grow more slowly. It’s also known as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). You may get it on its own, but you’ll likely also ...
At the present time, flutamide is the only nonsteroidal antiandrogen available for the treatment of prostate cancer in general clinical practice in the United States. However, two other nonsteroidal antiandrogens currently await decisions on their efficacy and safety by the Food and Drug ...
While experts debate the best way to use hormone therapy for prostate cancer, they do agree on the strides we've made in treating this disease. Improved detection and treatment -- like hormone therapy -- have really changed the picture. ...
Abstract. For metastatic prostate cancer, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the key strategy to control the disease. However, after 18–24 months of tre
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you may be offered hormone therapy to treat it. Increasingly, hormone therapy is the treatment of choice, rather than surgery. Surgery to reduce hormone levels may only be offered if the can
Hormone-targeted treatment has previously been linked to a higher risk of diabetes and heart disease. Azoulay and his colleagues took UK data on 10,250 men who were diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1997 and 2008. The men were followed for an average of just over four years after their...
Fargo agreed. "I don't think any doctors are going to make different decisions based on this single study," he said. "If your doctor has put you on this medication for yourprostate cancertreatment, you should continue it. Consult with your physician, but don't stop taking your medication...
Future Prospects for Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analogues in Prostate Cancer Treatment Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues play a pivotal role in hormonal therapy regimens for the treatment of prostate cancer. Hormonal ther... H Akaza - 《Pharmacology》 被引量: 40发表: ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Alzheimer’s disease may be a risk for older prostate cancer patients given hormone-blocking treatment, a large, U.S. government-funded analysis found. Previous evidence has been mixed on whether the treatment might be linked with mental decline. But experts say the new results...
(AP) -- A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who've had serious heart problems. Ad Hormone therapy suppresses the amount of testosterone produced, in turn causing prostate tumors to shrink or grow more slowly. The treatment, involving...