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www.saludnaturalnoticias.com www.saludnaturalnoticias.com www.saludnaturalnoticias.com Side Effects Of Prostate Cancer Androgen Hormone Therapy Antiandrogens are medications such as flutamide, bicalutamide, nilutamide, and cyproterone acetate which directly block the actions of testosterone and DHT within prostate cancer cells. They are a form of hormonal therapy which, in the treatment of prostate cancer, makes use of such medications (otherwise orchiectomy) to block prostate cancer cells from getting the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) hormone that is required for their growth and spread. This way these androgen treatments cause the tumor to stop growing and even shrink. Although they rarely cure the disease (since the cancers generally become resistant after a while), they are a good way to slow the disease down, especially when it is metastasizing. Prostate cancer hormone therapy is also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or androgen suppression therapy because of this. The androgens, produced mainly in the testicles, stimulate prostate cancer cells to grow; and as stated in the previous chapter, lowering their levels in the patient often causes the cancer shrink or grow more slowly. The side effects prostate cancer androgen hormone therapy are pretty much the same as those that are experienced if the patient had to undergo an orchiectomy (surgical removal of the testicles to hinder testosterone production). There isn’t as much of the psychological impact of surgery …

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Title: Hormone Tx in prostate cancer ups heart risk.(NEWS)(Report)
Author: Patrice Wendling
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 15, 2009
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Volume: 42 Issue: 18 Page: 7(1)

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Hormone Tx in prostate cancer ups heart risk.: An article from: Internal Medicine News

Seth O. Fagbemi, MD, Marshfield Clinic Oncology/Hematology, discusses the use of endocrine therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer. This discussion comes in the context of describing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. Endocrine therapy is defined by the National Cancer Institute as “Treatment that adds, blocks, or removes hormones. For certain conditions (such as diabetes or menopause), hormones are given to adjust low hormone levels. To slow or stop the growth of certain cancers (such as prostate and breast cancer), synthetic hormones or other drugs may be given to block the bodys natural hormones. Sometimes surgery is needed to remove the gland that makes a certain hormone. Also called hormonal therapy, hormone therapy, and hormone treatment.”

My father has organic brain damage and moderate cognitive deficits after suffering a stroke in 2001. He has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. We are concerned that hormone therapy might increase his level of mental confusion. Is this a common side effect of hormone therapy to assist in treatment of prostate cancer? He is looking at radiation therapy and hormone therapy now.

I have advanced prostate cancer and have completed my external beam radiation, both full pelvic treatment and boost targeting the prostate only.

I have had my second hormone shot, every three months, and can’t get a straight answer out of either my Urologist or Oncologist. I have hot flashes, as most do, and chills, but my problem is the stickyness. I feel sticky, I feel that I have an odor, my wife insists I don’t, and if I lick my fingers, as you might as if you are dealing cards, my fingers stick togeather.

I see my GP next week, should I ask him to send me to OB/GYN? I know that sounds silly, a man going to one, but no one else has an answer. Maybe someone who deals with womens problems may have the answer.

Have you had this problem? How did you deal with it?
If I’m correct the hormones women take for breast cancer are different than what men take for prostate cancer.
I’m still looking for answers from men taking hormone therapy for prostate cancer.

I’ll extend this to see if any answer.
Thank you everyone, I went to my G.P. yesterday and he informed me that my reaction to the hormone shots, Trelstar LA is normal and it will go away when I am taken off hormone therapy.

Thanks again

Seth O. Fagbemi, MD, Marshfield Clinic Oncology/Hematology, discusses the use of endocrine therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer. This discussion comes in the context of describing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. Endocrine therapy is defined by the National Cancer Institute as “Treatment that adds, blocks, or removes hormones. For certain conditions (such as diabetes or menopause), hormones are given to adjust low hormone levels. To slow or stop the growth of certain cancers (such as prostate and breast cancer), synthetic hormones or other drugs may be given to block the bodys natural hormones. Sometimes surgery is needed to remove the gland that makes a certain hormone. Also called hormonal therapy, hormone therapy, and hormone treatment.”

I have had 41 external beam radiation treatments, 25 full pelvic treatments and 16 “Boost” treatments aimed at the prostate only. I am receiving hormone therapy also that requires one shot every three months. So far I have had two treatments.

When I was first diagnosed, my Urologist said three hormone treatments was all I could have as more would cause brittle bones. Now, this same doctor says I may have to take these shots for the rest of my life. When I asked how I would know if treatments have helped, he replied six months after I’m off the hormones a PSA test would tell. Now that’s really a Catch 22.

Has anyone experianced these same treatments and what are your results?
My Gleason score from my biopsy was 9, so removal was out of the question. My bone scan did not show any cancer there. I am told the full pelvic treatments were for cancer cells that may have been in the lymph nodes.
My Gleason score from my biopsy was 9, so removal was out of the question. My bone scan did not show any cancer there. I am told the full pelvic treatments were for cancer cells that may have been in the lymph nodes.
Several good answers, to the answerers who wanted me to go to link, I’ve tried and didn’t get anywhere.

To the researcher, read the post, PSA levels are no good as long as you’re on hormone therapy and I was told, I might be on hormone for the rest of my life.

No removal is what I was told as soon as I met with the Urologist who did the biopsy. I could overhear him talking with his assistant about what the tumor looked like with the sonogram while doing the biopsy. I can only speculate that the cancer had left the prostate. A bone scan showed that it had not got into the bones.

It could also be that the insurance company would only pay for one procedure and radiation was chosen.
There are some good answers here, there are a couple that refer me to a link that doesn’t work and one that sounds good except it doesn’t answer the question. I have provided all the details.

I guess I’ll just let this go to vote.