Endocrine treatment in prostate cancer
โ Scribed by Louis J. Denis; Keith Griffiths
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 908 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-0437
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## Abstract In observational studies of men with prostate cancer, men on endocrine treatment (ET) have had an increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke. However, prostate cancer __per se__ may increase risk of IHD and stroke and men on ET may have been at increased risk already prio
Twenty patients with advanced prostate cancer have been treated with an intermittent endocrine therapy schedule. Hormone therapy (diethylstilbestrol in 19 patients and flutamide in 1 patient) was administered until a clinical response was clearly demonstrated and then it was withheld until symptoms