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  • The ADT Book
    • About the ADT Book
    • About the Authors
    • Who Is The ADT Book For?
    • Where Can I Buy The ADT Book?
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  • Hear from program participants
  • Patient Videos
    • Introduction
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    • Making Successful Lifestyle Changes
  • Reference Tables from the ADT Book
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    • Physical Activity & Other Resources
  • Posts on Recent ADT Literature
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Does ADT increase the risk of diabetes?

January 13, 2015

Risk of diabetes among patients receiving primary androgen deprivation therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer. By Tsai et al. 2014

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Are there any dietary supplements that help with ADT side effects?

January 09, 2015

The use of dietary supplements to alleviate androgen deprivation therapy side effects during prostate cancer treatment. By Dueregger et al. 2014 

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Does ADT increase the risk of kidney disease?

January 06, 2015

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and acute kidney injury in patients with prostate cancer. By Sammon et al. 2014 

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Is there any harm in using ADT as a first line treatment for PCa?

January 02, 2015

Is there any harm in using ADT as a first line treatment for PCa?

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How high should PSA be before starting salvage ADT post-prostatectomy?

December 31, 2014

Ultra-early versus early salvage androgen deprivation therapy for post-prostatectomy biochemical recurrence in pT2-4N0M0 prostate cancer. By Taguchi et al. 2014 

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What if patients started on Abiraterone along with a drug, like Lupron, before a prostatectomy—would it help?

December 23, 2014

Intense Androgen-Deprivation Therapy With Abiraterone Acetate Plus Leuprolide Acetate in Patients With Localized High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Results of a Randomized Phase II Neoadjuvant Study. By Taplin et al. 2014 

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Can exercise reduce fatigue and improve quality of life, if you’ve been on ADT for a while?

December 19, 2014

Lifestyle Changes for Improving Disease-specific Quality of Life in Sedentary Men on Long-term Androgen-Deprivation Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Randomised Controlled Trial. By Bourke et al. 2014

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Is a short (6 mo.) or medium length (18 mo.) course of ADT better when used along with radiotherapy? And should one add in Zometa?

December 16, 2014

Short-term androgen suppression and radiotherapy versus intermediate-term androgen suppression and radiotherapy, with or without zoledronic acid, in men with locally advanced prostate cancer (TROG 03.04 RADAR): an open-label, randomised, phase 3 factorial trial. By Denham et al. 2014

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Yet another ADT review article

December 12, 2014

Functional and metabolic complications of androgen deprivation therapy. By Herrera-Caceres and Castillejos-Molina 2014 

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ADT side effects: Does age and duration of ADT matter?

December 09, 2014

Influence of Age on Incident Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Among Prostate Cancer Survivors Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy. By Morgans et al. 2014 

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Life on ADT - Blog

The Life on ADT Blog, written by Richard Wassersug and project assistant, Hannah Stremick, reviews and summarizes recent findings in the medical and psychological literature related to ADT. The blog is a place where you can keep up to date on advances in ADT and ways to manage ADT side effects. To receive an email notification when new blog posts are published, please enter your details below.