Dr. Wassersug's more recent work focuses on prostate cancer and the psychology of androgen deprivation.
Since their initial responses were impressive, it seemed reasonable to give androgen deprivation prior to prostatectomy with the hope of improving progression free and overall survival.
This eunuch-angel connection has helped me understand and adapt to the side effects of androgen deprivation.
I still have a beard and sing bass: androgen deprivation in adulthood doesn't change those male features.
Pollack A: A call for more with a desire for less: pelvic radiotherapy with androgen deprivation in the treatment of prostate cancer.
At a median follow-up of 7.8 years, approximately 50% of the patients in the deferred treatment group had been started on androgen deprivation.
Kirk D: Immediate vs. deferred hormone treatment for prostate cancer: how safe is androgen deprivation?
Cyproterone has been associated with depressive mood changes in some patients, presumably due to androgen deprivation.
Most patients respond initially to androgen deprivation or antiandrogen regiments, but eventually the tumor relapses in an androgen-independent stage with a poor outcome.
Due to androgen deprivation a loss of muscle tone, a slower metabolism, and physical weakness becomes more evident.