Gynecomastica is a taboo subject with many men. Men have a hard enough time talking about prostate cancer, but discussing their breast growth is just too much for many. However, many of us who are treated for prostate cancer experience breast growth, gynecomastica. Despite how difficult it is to discuss it, gynecomastica is one of [...]
There are a number of men who have written on various listservs that they use DES (diethylstilbestrol) as a hormonal suppressant. Actually, the current standard of care calls for the use of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, leuprolide and goserelin for a hormone blockade. So, what is the actual role of DES and why isn’t [...]
Androgen blockades come in many different configurations. One of these configurations known as monotherapy, or ADT1, involves using only the drug Bicalutamide (Casodex). The most common androgen blockade (ADT2) involves using Bicalutamide along with an agonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists (i.e. Lupron and Leuprolide). Some men also add a third drug (ADT3), Adovart or Proscar. [...]
Are you on a hormone blockade (ADT) and taking a baby aspirin to protect your heart? You might be putting your life at risk. A recent small study with lead author Dr. Anthony V. D'Amico, chief of the division of genitourinary radiation oncology at Brigham & Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, found that [...]
On the close horizon is a new drug that will treat the many side effects of a hormone blockade (ADT). On Monday, positive results of a phase III clinical trial of toremifene citrate was released to the press. GTX Inc. (GTXI), the biopharmaceutical company that has been conducting the trial says that by this coming [...]