So when my urologist said in 2019 that my PSA test showed the most aggressive form of prostate cancer, I was not prepared. I was 68, and my annual tests had always been normal. Soon I embarked on a ...

When we use androgen deprivation therapy, we are lowering testosterone levels typically by turning off the testes from making testosterone. This starves cancer cells, causing them to shut down, ...

A recent trial reveals metformin does not enhance survival in metastatic prostate cancer but offers significant metabolic ...

Levine GN, D'Amico AV, Berger P, et al. Androgen-deprivation therapy in prostate cancer and cardiovascular risk: a science advisory from the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and ...

Androgen deprivation therapy is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, often on an open-ended basis for therapy of advanced prostate cancer. It is estimated that 44 percent of men with prostate ...

I am Sandy Srinivas and I'm the host of the Medscape InDiscussion podcast series on prostate cancer. Today we want to talk about bone health and survivorship with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer is associated with decreased bone mineral density (BMD) in patients. This decreased BMD can lead to an increased risk of fractures and ...

Male hormones, including testosterone, are called androgens, and treatment to shut down male hormones is known as androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT. Almost all men initially respond, sometimes ...

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) becomes less effective over time, but additional therapies like androgen receptor blockers and androgen synthesis inhibitors may extend life and improve the ...

"Androgen-deprivation therapy is commonly used to treat patients whose prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate. While most men initially respond to this therapy, the cancer nearly always ...

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