Androgen deprivation therapy
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Androgen deprivation therapy
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a treatment for prostate cancer that reduces the production or effect of androgen hormones, eg. testosterone, which many prostate cancers depend on.[1] The side-effects make it controversial in some cases.[2] There is an increased risk of osteoporosis,[3] and possibly cardiovascular disease.[4]
See Management_of_prostate_cancer#Hormonal_therapy.
Further reading
- Rashid & Chaudhary (2004). "Intermittent Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer". http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/cgi/content/full/9/3/295.
- "Detailed Guide: Prostate Cancer Hormone (Androgen Deprivation) Therapy". http://our.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Androgen_Suppression_Hormone_Therapy_36.asp.
References
- ^ Perlmutter and Lepor (2007). "Androgen Deprivation Therapy in the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer". Rev Urol 9 Suppl 1: S3–8. PMC 1831539. PMID 17387371. //www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1831539.
- ^ "Overused: Androgen-Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer". 2009. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/704292.
- ^ "Use of Androgen Deprivation Therapy Increases Fracture Risk Among Prostate Cancer Patients, Study Finds". 2010. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101109183254.htm.
- ^ Levine et al. (2010). Androgen-Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer and Cardiovascular Risk. doi:10.3322/caac.20061. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.20061/full.
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