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Cognition and Hormone Therapy (ADT)

There have been numerous studies examining the how hormone deprivation (ADT), in the treatment of prostate cancer, has on a man’s cognition. There have been contradictor studies about this issue, however having had the experience and the honor of dealing with so many men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), as well [...]

By |2020-02-04T10:20:15-05:00November 29th, 2016|ADT, Advanced Prostate Cancer, cognitive deficiits, Drugs & Treatments, Hormone Therapy, Quality of Life, Side Effects, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments
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Degarelix or Leuprolide – Today’s Question Explored

There are many different types of drugs used for hormone therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer. One of the newer classes of drugs include the GnRH antagonists. Degarelix (aka Firmagon) is the one drug in this class that is currently approved for prostate cancer. Degarelix, like the other hormone therapy drugs, was developed to [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:46:06-04:00October 13th, 2016|ADT, Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, Firmagon (degarelix),