Hormone therapy is also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or androgen suppression therapy. ... Other androgen-suppressing drugs. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-treating-hormone-therapy
... androgen Search [an-druh-jen]. hormones found in men and women but with much higher levels in men; commonly called male sex hormones. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=a
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=A
... Journal of Medicine. Enzalutamide is a kind of drug called an anti-androgen, which is a type of hormone therapy. These drugs ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/study-new-drug-enzalutamide-extends-life-in-advanced-prostate-cancer
... of nearly 20000 men aged 66 and older with early-stage prostate cancer found that those who were prescribed androgen deprivation hormone ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/hormone-therapy-not-shown-to-benefit-older-patients-with-early-prostate-cancer
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/study-new-drug-enzalutamide-extends-life-in-advanced-prostate-cancer
... See also tumor markers. CAB Search. combined androgen blockade. ... See also androgen deprivation therapy, testicles. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=c
... Depending on your diagnosis and the type of androgen you take, you may take pills once a day or as often as 4 times a day. ...
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/guidetocancerdrugs/androgens
... analog or antagonist (or orchiectomy). If this stops working, an anti-androgen may be added. Hormone therapy will be given ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-treating-recurrence
The goal of hormone therapy (also called androgen deprivation) is to lower the levels of the male hormones (or androgens), such as testosterone. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/overviewguide/prostate-cancer-overview-treating-hormone-therapy
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