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2. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   If the cancer has spread beyond the prostate, treatment options change significantly, so most doctors who treat prostate cancer use a variety of nomograms to predict the probability of spread. Treatment by watchful waiting/active surveillance, HIFU, external-beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy, cryosurgery, and surgery are, in general ...

3. Prostate brachytherapy - Wikipedia

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   LDR prostate brachytherapy (seed or line source implantation) is a proven treatment for low to high risk localized prostate cancer (when the cancer is contained within the prostate). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Under a general anaesthetic, the radioactive seeds are injected through fine needles directly into the prostate , so that the radiotherapy can destroy ...

4. Androgen deprivation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), also called androgen ablation therapy or androgen suppression therapy, is an antihormone therapy whose main use is in treating prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cells usually require androgen hormones, such as testosterone, to grow. ADT reduces the levels of androgen hormones, with drugs or surgery, to prevent ...

5. Cholesterol drug could be used in treatment of prostate cancer

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   Larger clinical trials will need to take place to confirm whether statins could be given alongside androgen deprivation therapy to treat prostate cancer more widely. About 3,800 men in Scotland ...

6. Prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Prostate tumors were first described in the mid-19th century, during surgeries on men with urinary obstructions. Initially, prostatectomy was the primary treatment for prostate cancer. By the mid-20th century, radiation treatments and hormone therapies were developed to improve prostate cancer treatment.

7. What Is Low Testosterone & What Causes It? - AOL

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   Low Testosterone Treatment Options. ... Additionally, TRT may be unsafe if you have a history of prostate cancer or other forms of cancer affected by androgen levels. If you’ve previously ...