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Side effects of endocrine treatment and their mechanisms: Castration, antiandrogens, and estrogens
Author(s) -
Hedlund Per Olov
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the prostate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.295
H-Index - 123
eISSN - 1097-0045
pISSN - 0270-4137
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0045(2000)45:10+<32::aid-pros7>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - antiandrogens , endocrine system , medicine , prostate cancer , etiology , side effect (computer science) , estrogen , castration , prostate , hormone , endocrinology , antiandrogen , gynecology , physiology , cancer , computer science , programming language
Endocrine treatment of prostate cancer can be performed under several different regimes. They all have side effects which in different ways influence quality of life and the patient's general health. This paper is a survey of the most important early side effects of the different modes of endocrine treatment, their etiology, and possible ways to avoid or treat them. Prostate Supplement 10:32–37, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.