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9 Ιουν 2023 · Side effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer can include: Loss of muscle mass. Increased body fat. Loss of sex drive. Not being able to get or keep an erection, called erectile dysfunction. Bone thinning, which can lead to broken bones. Hot flashes. Less body hair, smaller genitals and growth of breast tissue. Tiredness. Diabetes. Heart ...
1 Φεβ 2024 · Triptorelin is used to treat advanced prostate cancer. It is a hormone that is similar to the one normally released from the hypothalamus gland in the brain. When given on a regular basis to men, triptorelin decreases testosterone levels which helps treat prostate cancer.
A way to slow the growth of the cancer is to drastically reduce or cut off the supply of androgens to cancer cells. This weakens the cells and ultimately leads to their death. Depriving prostate cancer of androgens is known as hormone therapy, or androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT).
14 Ιουν 2024 · I'm Dr. Humphreys, a urologist at Mayo Clinic, and I'm here to answer some of the important questions you may have about prostate cancer. If you have low to intermediate risk prostate cancer, there are genomic tests that can better inform on the risk of developing a more aggressive cancer.
24 Σεπ 2024 · Advanced prostate cancer, also called metastatic or stage 4 prostate cancer, is cancer that has spread beyond the prostate to distant parts of the body. Earlier this year, Mayo Clinic Press published two excerpts focused on advanced prostate cancer from "Mayo Clinic on Prostate Health" on its blog:
12 Ιουν 2023 · Despite the variability in these side effects of treatment, all three groups had similar quality-of-life scores. Bottom line: In older men, prostate cancer is most often a slow-growing, smoldering process — where treatment might complicate one’s life rather than prolong or improve it.
13 Σεπ 2021 · Prostate cancer treatment options depend on several factors, such as how fast the cancer is growing, whether it has spread, as well as the potential benefits or side effects of the treatment. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Karnes discusses treatment options for prostate cancer and the latest in clinical trials and research.
