When we use androgen deprivation therapy, we are lowering testosterone levels typically by turning off the testes from making testosterone. This starves cancer cells, causing them to shut down, ...

So when my urologist said in 2019 that my PSA test showed the most aggressive form of prostate cancer, I was not prepared. I was 68, and my annual tests had always been normal. Soon I embarked on a ...

A recent trial reveals metformin does not enhance survival in metastatic prostate cancer but offers significant metabolic ...

External-beam radiotherapy (RT) is an established modality for definitive management of localized prostate cancer (LPCa). 1 Despite promising results with dose-escalated RT, a substantial proportion ...

Prostate cancer ranks high among male mortality causes worldwide. In this article, Sandy Srinivas, MD, discusses androgen deprivation therapy as a treatment for advanced prostate cancer and ...

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) becomes less effective over time, but additional therapies like androgen receptor blockers and androgen synthesis inhibitors may extend life and improve the ...

Androgen deprivation therapy is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, often on an open-ended basis for therapy of advanced prostate cancer. It is estimated that 44 percent of men with prostate ...

It has been over 70 years since the initial description of prostate cancer androgen dependence by Huggins and Hodges leading to androgen deprivation becoming a mainstay treatment for the disease.

Androgen deprivation therapy is a lifesaving therapy used by thousands of men each year, but some patients are warning of serious mental health risks.

I am Sandy Srinivas and I'm the host of the Medscape InDiscussion podcast series on prostate cancer. Today we want to talk about bone health and survivorship with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).