Hormone therapy for prostate cancer has come a long way in the past few decades ... from making these androgens or by blocking their effects. Either way, the hormone levels drop, and the ...
Researchers in the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study are tracking long-term side effects among patients who underwent radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer.
Hormone therapy can make a big difference for men with recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer. But it isn't a cure. Its effects are limited and the side effects can be difficult to cope with.
Oral estrogens were the treatment of choice for carcinoma of the prostate ... a short-term but modest increase in cardiovascular morbidity (but not mortality) is compensated for by a long-term ...
Prostate cancer ranks among the most common health challenges men face worldwide. While medical advances continue to improve treatment outcomes, the e ...
Previous studies in this area have been relatively short-term, up to two years. Our results show that it is important to continue monitoring the long-term health effects of hormone therapy in ...
A shorter course of radiotherapy, administered through fewer, higher intensity doses, is as well tolerated over five years as longer treatment courses for treating prostate cancer, long-term results ...