Mental and psychological impact of ADT on prostate cancer patients and their partners

Two recent papers have addressed evolution in our knowledge of the impact of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) on various mental aspects of  the health of patients with prostate cancer and their partners as well. … READ MORE …

Prostate cancer news review: Thursday, July 24

Newly published studies today include data on:

  • Risk for patients with prostate atypia on biopsy having a subsequent diagnosis of prostate cancer
  • Patterns of failure of patients treated with brachytherapy for localized disease
  • Quality of life following differing types of radiotherapy
  • Second-line antiandrogen therapy following initial failure of a first-line antiandrogen in advanced prostate cancer
  • Mood and cognitive changes in men receiving intermittent androgen deprivation therapy … MORE …