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Blood tests needed to monitor side-effects All the nasty little side-effects of ADT ... osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome (increased risk of type 2 diabetes), cholesterol issues - a... Started by Kay Davidson	8	Sep 2 Reply by Kay Davidson
New study combining bicalutamide/Casodex with pathway inhibitors 17AAG and vorinostat to cause PC cell apoptosis Interesting study being performed in Australia regarding combining the attributes of bicalutamide (Casodex) with pathway inhibitors 17AAG... Started by Charles (Chuck) Maack	0	Jul 30
What should I know before starting hormone therapy? How did you-all prepare? Or, how do you wish you had prepared? I'm about to start hormone therapy, and am not looking forward to the sid... Started by PaulC	25	Jul 25 Reply by Steve J
New study result: "Hormone Therapy Not Shown to Benefit Older Patients with Early Prostate Cancer" > http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYwlAZHXMHKQ8eNm0YQYhxYWMT7w > > > Elderly may fare worse on prostate cancer ... Started by Charles (Chuck) Maack	6	Jul 21 Reply by Roger
Who prescribes ADT Had a conversation with a radiologist today who said that he was surprised to have a patient come to him yesterday who was getting his AD... Started by Kathy Meade	9	Jul 19 Reply by Tony Crispino
My impression of the Lu-Yao study — Hardly a surprise I just read the reference in question. A few things are highly relevant to the published results: 1. Median age of the men was 77 years 2... Started by Ralph Valle	30	Jul 12 Reply by Mike
Memory loss associated with ADT Do people have experience of memory loss associated with ADT? A new member of this social network has asked about this. In people's exper... Started by Mike	2	Jun 24 Reply by Mike
Cyproterone acetate (Androcur) and similar agents Cyproterone acetate has long been used to treat progressive prostate cancer in Europe and other parts of the world. A new member has been... Started by Mike	7	Jun 21 Reply by Mike
ADT-associated depression and coping strategies Hormone therapy is well known to induce depression and depression-like symptoms in many men with advanced disease. Have those among you w... Started by Mike	14	Jun 20 Reply by charles roemer
The "off-label" use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors for PCa There seems to be an increase of these inhibitors for prostate cancer. When used in diagnosed patients, is the value of a "true" PSA test... Started by Ralph Valle	6	Jun 10 Reply by Mike