Cancer of ProstateHormone therapyThis paper summarises the lectures held at a symposium during the European Association of Urology congress in March 2008 in Milan, Italy. Topics such as (neo)adjuvant and intermittent hormone therapy and the importance of shared medical decision making were discussed.doi:10.1016/j.eursup.2008.09.005...
Hormone therapy alone cannot cure prostate cancer but can help slow down its progression, relieve symptoms and reduce the chances of cancerous cells returning. Hormone therapy options include medications to stop testosterone production or stop testosterone from reaching cancer cells, or surgical removal ...
Care guide for Prostate Cancer. Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
It has been known for more than two centuries that the growth of the normal prostate and its malignancies is dependent upon hormonal function [9, 26, 68]. More recently, the application of this knowledge to the management of advanced prostate cancer has been rationalized, building upon the ...
Prostate Cancer:There are a number of treatment options for prostate cancer, including chemotherapy, surgery, targeted radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Recent studies have suggested that for men over a certain age, no treatment may be the best option....
"Cancer cells eventually figure out how to survive, how to overcome a specific hormone therapy," he says. "But if we have enough types of drugs and can keep changing the hormone therapy, we might be able to keep the cancer cells in a state of confusion. We could change therapies before...
Hormone Therapy Effects Hormone therapy does not destroy cancer but research has shown effectiveness in enhancing other treatments. Hormone Therapy Side Effects May cause impotence, weight gain, hot flashes, fatigue, loss of muscle mass; and hormone “flare” in LHRH use. ...
More than 40% of men with intermediate-risk or high-risk prostate cancer will experience a biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Clinical guidelines for the management of these patients largely focus on the use of salvage radiotherapy with or without systemic therapy. However, not all ...
If it appears that the prostate cancer hasn’t spread, your surgeon may first offer you other options besides surgery. These can include radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or simply watching the prostate cancer over time, since many prostate cancers grow slowly. Depending on how high your risk...
Male hormones, specifically testosterone, fuel the growth of prostate cancer. By reducing the amount and activity of testosterone, the growth of advanced prostate cancer is slowed. Hormone (endocrine) therapy, known as androgen ablation orandrogen suppression therapy, is the main treatment for advanced...