Nadir PSA Levels and Time to Achieving Nadir Are Significant Prognostic Factors

Hormone therapy or Primary androgen deprivation therapy (PADT) is the usual first “go to” therapy for men when they are diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer whether it is a primary diagnosis or the result of a recurrence. The natural progression of the disease is to become unresponsive to the treatment (castrate resistant) leading to a [...]

ASCO 2014 – ADT May Be Deferred After A Bio-Chemical (PSA only) Relapse in Men with Prostate Cancer

Current practice has been to immediately begin hormone therapy (ADT) as soon as a man has a bio-chemical (PSA only) relapse.  A recent presentation at ASCO 2014 has shown that immediate ADT actually offers little or no survival benefit over deferred ADT to advanced prostate cancer survivors who experience a PSA only relapse after radical [...]

Is there a Need to Rush to Treatment when you Experience a Biochemical (PSA only) Prostate Cancer Recurrence?

As usual, we are confronted with a new contradiction.  It has been believed that earl hormone therapy (ADT) in men with a biochemical recurrence (PSA only) would benefit from immediate ADT.  A study released from the Harvard School of Public Health contradicts this assumption, but the study lacks follow up beyond 10 years. They evaluated [...]

Which Men are at the Greatest Risk of Weight Gain on Hormone Therapy? Knowing Your Risk Factors

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the most common first therapy for men diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer as well as many men with non-metastatic prostate cancer.  ADT brings with it many side effects including significant weight gain.  Weight gain, which may contribute to cardiovascular comorbidities as well as diabetes, is among the many adverse metabolic [...]

ADT Can Cause Nocturia or the Need to Use the Bathroom at Night

One of the common and constant complaints I hear at prostate cancer support groups is about the need to wake during the night and use the bathroom to urinate (nocturia). There is a relationship between our ageing and the need to urinate at night, but it does seem to be made even more acute if [...]

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