Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0330, USA.
Eisenhower Wellness Institute, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA, USA.
The controversy over androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer seems to have shifted over the past decade. The issue of adverse events or side effects now seems to dominate over that of clinical efficacy. However, this article provides evidence that questions the treatment of these side effects with numerous prescription medications that have their own unique toxicity profile in patients with nonmetastatic disease. The hope is that patients will no longer be considered passive participants in the prevention and treatment of ADT side effects, now that information is available to help mitigate many of these effects.
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Reference: Urol Clin North Am. 2011 Aug;38(3):303-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2011.05.001
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 21798392
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