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How long a can man survive on hormone therapy with prostate cancer?
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∙ 13y ago
It varies from person to person. But my father lasted almost 8 years before he died from prostate cancer.
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What treatments are there for prostate cancer?
Surgery, radiation, hormone therapy are the three chief treatments for prostate cancer.
How is a woman's prostate cancer treated?
It is treated by surgery, Brachytherapy and hormone therapy.
How effective is hormone therapy?
Hormone therapy is an effective way of reducing the negative effects of testosterone loss in aging males. Hormone therapy has also been shown to improve the treatment of prostate cancer.
How is hormone therapy used in treating prostate cancer?
The advantages of having hormone treatment for prostate cancer is that it can treat and lower the chances of prostate cancer returning. It is mainly only used with patients with a high risk of the cancer returning.
Does Prostate cancer respond to radiation therapy?
Prostate cancer responds well to radiation therapy
What is estrovis?
Estrovis, having the generic name of Quinestrol is a synthetic estrogen used in hormone replacement therapy. It is occasionally used to treat prostate cancer as well as breast cancer.
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 hormone elevated when a patient has prostate cancer?
The biologic marker that is elevated is called the PSA (prostatic specific antigen), but this is not a hormone. However, in prostate cancer, it is desirable to lower the levels of a hormone group called androgens (including testosterone, among others).
What hormone that may be elevated when a patient has prostate cancer?
Estrogen
What hormone may be elevated when a patient has prostate cancer?
Estrogen
What is the Hormone that may be elevated when a patient has prostate cancer?
psa
What are adjuvant treatments for endometrial cancer?
Adjuvant treatments for endometrial cancer are radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy
