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5 Side Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer — and How to Manage Them
If you’ve been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, there’s a good chance you’ll receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) at some point, as ADT is a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment. It ...
Hormone therapy is commonly combined with radiation therapy for prostate cancer, but patients are often unsure how long it should be continued and why. A new study published in JAMA Oncology from ...
New data presented at the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting further supported the use of darolutamide (Nubeqa) in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for patients ...
Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) has become the mainstay of treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. ADT's testosterone depletion, however, leads to side effects that impair health-related ...
ADT reduces testosterone, crucial for prostate cancer cell growth, but causes side effects impacting quality of life. Cardiovascular risks, insulin resistance, and bone density loss are significant ...
A study co-led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that most of the benefits of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer occur within the first ...
Patients who received ADT for 3 months or 9 months had worse overall survival than those treated for 36 months. For men with prostate cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy, the benefit derived ...
Metastasis-directed therapy added to ADT helps slow the progression of metastatic prostate cancer, a phase 2 trial finds. The addition of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) to androgen deprivation ...
This medication is a beneficial addition to your prostate cancer treatment plan — but it doesn’t come without risks. Here’s how to stay ahead of potential side effects. If you’ve been diagnosed with ...
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