prostate cancer recurrence

Testosterone Therapy Produces Mixed Results in Post-Surgical Men with Prostate Cancer

Many men, after they have had a radical prostatectomy, find that their testosterone levels are low and are desirous of supplementing their testosterone. (This low level of testosterone is not a result of the surgery). One way of supplementing androgens is by transdermal testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT), but TRT also has the undesirable effect of increasing [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:49:40-04:00July 19th, 2013|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Bio Chemical Recurrence, biomarkers, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, Drugs & Treatments, General Information, Hormone Therapy, Uncategorized|1 Comment
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Few Side Effects Found From Radiation Treatment Given After Prostate Cancer Surgery

A post-surgery increase of PSA (usually three increases) is the definition for a prostate cancer recurrence. The best response after these increases is to radiate the prostate bed in hopes for stopping any stray cancer cells that had escaped prior to surgery. Using salvage radiation is the only remaining treatment modality that might allow a [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:54:29-04:00October 1st, 2009|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, Drugs & Treatments, General Information, Radiotherapy, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments
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