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2019-10-31 Science & Technology

Testosterone and prostate cancer (Nature article)

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-31 03:27|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Prostate cancer comes AFTER falling T (with ageing), so not as unexpected as it should be.

Cancer IS associated with endothelial damage.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-common-early-cardiovascular-disease-cancer.html

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-10-31 06:30|| 2019-10-31 06:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Men hit hardest. Brown ribbon campaign? Nah.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-10-31 07:35|| 2019-10-31 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 One of the treatments for PC is Lupron to suppress testosterone production. Lupron is used to chemically castrate the man with PC. The theory is that testosterone feeds prostate cancer. Not everyone buys this theory. Another theory is that PC is the result if imbalances between male and female hormones. The theory that seems to make the most sense is that PC is the result of certain inherited genetic defects. There are other theories as well. About 16% of males are likely to get PC. Treatment involves surgery, radiation and/or drugs/chemo. Gene therapy and immunotherapy, are recent areas of development.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-10-31 15:41|| 2019-10-31 15:41|| Front Page Top

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