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  • How to Register
    • How to Register (Canada)
    • How to Register (UK)
  • The ADT Book
    • About the ADT Book
    • About the Authors
    • Who Is The ADT Book For?
    • Where Can I Buy The ADT Book?
    • Endorsements for The ADT Book
  • Hear from program participants
  • Patient Videos
    • Introduction
    • Physical Side Effects
    • Psychological Well-Being, Sexuality, and Intimacy
    • Making Successful Lifestyle Changes
  • Reference Tables from the ADT Book
    • Main Drugs for Prostate Cancer
    • Nutrition Information Tables
    • Medications for Hot Flashes
  • Resources
    • Physical Activity & Other Resources
  • Posts on Recent ADT Literature
  • Contact

Do the LHRH agonist drugs increase the risk of cardiovascular disease for prostate cancer patients who already have diabetes?

September 08, 2022

Association of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists for Prostate Cancer With Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Hypertension in Men With Diabetes.

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Results are starting to come in on metformin, but they are not as good as we had hoped

September 05, 2022

Metformin for Prevention of Anthropometric & Metabolic Complications of Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Radical Radiotherapy: A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Some objective data on the orchiectomy option

June 02, 2022

Quality of life in low-income men after surgical castration for metastatic prostate cancer.

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Aches, pain, arthralgia, arthritis, inflammation...and ADT?

May 29, 2022

For prostate cancer patients on ADT, are fatigue and pain in one’s joints correlates of aging, inflammation, having cancer, poor sleeping…independent of, or in addition, to some direct influence of ADT?

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Curative treatments didn’t work and my PSA is rising? Should I start on ADT now or wait?

April 22, 2022

Better Understanding the Timing of Androgen Deprivation (TOAD) Trial Outcomes: Impacts of Prior ADT.

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Who is bothered most by ADT side effects and why?

April 18, 2022

Symptom burden profiles in men with advanced prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy.

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A very readable and comprehensive review of ADT… with a comment on what ethnicities might benefit most from ADT

April 12, 2022

Androgen Deprivation Therapy in High-Risk Localized and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer.

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Is there a link between ADT and the risk of thyroid disease?

April 08, 2022

Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer and the risk of thyroid diseases.

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How important is bone mineral density testing for men on ADT?

April 06, 2022

Association of Bone Mineral Density Testing With Risk of Major Osteoporotic Fractures Among Older Men Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy to Treat Localized or Regional Prostate Cancer.

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ADT can be psychologically distressing, but is that distress being treated correctly?

April 04, 2022

Depression, Anxiety, and Patterns of Mental Health Care Among Men With Prostate Cancer Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy.

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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.