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2nd line hormone therapy

Estrogen – A Second Line Hormone Therapy (Part 2 of a Series of Posts on Second Line Hormone Therapy)

One of the earliest hormone therapies (ADT) given to men to treat prostate cancer was estrogen. Estrogen, commonly known as the female hormone, was used as an ADT treatment in the early 1950s. […]

By |2010-09-17T09:33:56-04:00September 17th, 2010|2nd line hormone therapy, Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, General Information, Hormone Therapy, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments
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Ketoconazole – A Second Line Hormone Therapy (Part 1 of a Series of Posts on Second Line Hormone Therapy)

At some point in the progression of advanced prostate cancer the usual initial standard of care, hormone therapy (ADT2 or ADT3), will fail to control the progression of the cancer. Commonly, when ADT does fail we will experience an increase in our PSA scores and often see signs of disease progression on imaging tests. For [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:53:41-04:00September 16th, 2010|2nd line hormone therapy, Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, General Information, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|2 Comments
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