Key sentence from the paper: “[T]he first 6 months of [ADT] treatment seem to hold an additional risk of new cardiovascular events from patients with already existing cardiovascular disease.”
Read MoreWhat effect does exercise have on the muscles of men on ADT?
Key sentence from the paper: “This is the first study to evaluate the effect of strength training on mitochondrial proteins and indicators of muscle cellular stress in PCa patients on ADT. Contrary to our expectations, no effect of the intervention was observed in the levels of mitochondrial proteins…[or other]…proteins.”
Read MoreA succinct status report on ADT
Key sentence from the paper: “…ADT plus radiation therapy should be used in patients at high risk, intermittent ADT is more appropriate for most patients than continuous ADT, and docetaxel should be given with ADT for high-volume metastatic disease.”
Read MoreDo all hormonal therapies for prostate cancer increase the risk of a stroke?
Key sentence from the paper: “The incidence of stroke in ADT users was 12% higher than [for] control groups.”
Read MoreDoes ADT with drugs or surgery have the same results?
Key sentence from the paper: “…[I]nsulin resistance and hemoglobin were worse in the group that used LHRH analogs, which was mainly diabetic patients.”
Read MoreWhose physical fitness declines most with ADT?
Key sentence from the paper: “Greater declines in physical functioning were associated with less exercise at baseline; declines in physical functioning were not associated with disease infiltration, age, BMI, and concurrent radiotherapy.”
Read MoreWhat are the pros and cons of intermittent vs. continuous ADT?
Key sentence from the paper: “In the absence of a survival advantage in favor of either strategy [i.e., continuous vs. intermittent ADT] any advantage of intermittent ADT is likely to be limited to possible improvements in [quality of life] particularly during the off-treatment period; convenience of therapy; and savings in cost.”
Read MoreIs early chemotherapy combined with ADT is beneficial to prostate cancer patients?
Key sentence from the paper: “Our statistical analysis shows an increase of [overall survival] for patients treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy plus ADT in comparison with ADT alone.”
Read MoreDoes ADT increase the risk of depression?
Key sentence from the paper: “… patients with ADT had a 23% increased risk of depression.”
Read MoreIs exercise equally beneficial to prostate cancer patients both on and off of ADT?
Key sentence from the paper: “Men treated with ADT responded to the exercise training similarly to men who had not been treated with ADT.”
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