What 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.

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A 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.”

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What 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.

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