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Antiandrogen medications may be used to treat both early-stage and advanced prostate cancer by lowering or blocking the supply of male sex hormones that encourage the growth and spread of the cancer.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAntiandrogens may help to clear acne by slowing down the secretion of sebum, which depends on androgen production.
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Is it true that menthol presented in mint leaves has the power to treat various types of cancer especially prostate cancer?
No that is not correct. It does not treat cancer.
Is flutomide an opioid?
No it is a drug used to treat prostate cancer.
What are some drugs that can cause gynecomastia?
Estrogens are given to men to treat prostate cancer and a few other diseases. Marijuana and heroin, along with some prescription drugs, have estrogen effects in some men.
What different treatments are there to cure prostate cancer?
Procedures to treat prostate cancer and chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery. Surgery can include removal of cancer from the prostate, or removal of prostate gland.
What is the treatment used to treat prostate cancer by pacing the radioactive elements directly into the prostate?
This is called Brachytherapy.
How do drugs used to treat cancer affect cell growth?
Most drugs used to treat cancer kill actively growing/replicating cells.
Is there an effective herbal treatment to prostate cancer?
There are no herbal remedies that will cure prostate cancer. Many men have prostate cancer but die from some other cause, like old age. Prostate cancer is a slow growing cancer and your doctor may not even treat it. However, people do die from prostate cancer. Some cancers go undetected for long periods and are able to spread from the prostate into the surrounding area. These can be very dangerous.
How do antiandrogens treat paraphilias?
Antiandrogen drugs have been prescribed for men diagnosed with paraphilias in order to lower blood serum levels of testosterone and help them control their sexual urges.
How does one treat prostate enlargement?
It can effectively be treated by surgery and, today, by certain drugs.
What therapy is used to treat cancer with drugs?
radiotherapy
What does the drug Lupron treat?
Lupron is prescribed by doctors for the treatment of the symptoms of prostate cancer in men. The drug does not treat the cancer itself but can help to alleviate the associated symptoms.
What type of treatment used to treat prostate cancer by placing the radioactive elements directly into the prostate?
That is called Brachytherapy. Little seeds are inserted into the prostate gland and they are then irradiated. The radiation kills off the cancer cells that are near the seeds.
