Bipolar Hormone Therapy, BAT for Prostate Cancer, BAT Patient Guide
Cancer ABCs
Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT): A Patient's ...

This complete guide to Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT) should be your stepping-off point if you are interested in using BAT to treat your castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CrPC).

Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT): A Patient's Guide
Radiopharmaceutical Treat
Cancer ABCs
Which is Better, 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) or ...

Several men have asked us if they are better off having 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) or Xofigo, a radiopharmaceutical drug that treats bone metastases. There is no simple answer, and the answer is not the same for each of us. Making a sound decision can be helped by understanding the mode of action and the limits of each treatment.

Which is Better, 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) or Xofigo (Radium-223)
PARP Inhibitors, Companion Diagnostics, BRACA
Cancer ABCs
Understanding the PARP Inhibitors - Who Will ...

LYNPARZA (olaparib) and RUBRACA (rucaparib) are PARP Inhibitors that were FDA approved in May of 2020 for men with castrate resistant prostate cancer who also have certain genetic mutations. The FDA also approved certain Companion Diagnostic genetic tests to go along with the decision making to use these PARP Inhibitors.

There is a lot of information now available with these recent developments which makes decision making confusing.

Understanding the PARP Inhibitors - Who Will Benefit?
Radiation Side Effect Man, Managing Radiation Side
Cancer ABCs
Managing Late Stage Radiation Side Effects

There are several possible side effects that can result from receiving radiation treatment. The most common of these side effects include the development of scar tissue that makes it hard to urinate (pee), defecate (poop), and in some instances, link the activity of either peeing and pooping together; bladder or colon bleeding and diarrhea. 

Managing Late Stage Radiation Side Effects

Quality of Life

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Is ADT Necessary When You Take Abiraterone Acetate (Zytiga)?

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Is ADT Necessary When You Take Abiraterone Acetate (Zytiga)?

The researchers concluded that ADT might not be necessary for men receiving Zytiga and prednisone. However, some men may experience a rapid increase in serum testosterone levels, which warrants close monitoring and adding back ADT.

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Darolutamide - Great Results From The ARAMIS Trial For Men With M0 Prostate Cancer

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The ARAMIS Trial showed that darolutamide increased overall survival for men with prostate cancer, it delayed the time to the use of cytotoxic chemotherapy as well as improving the important quality of life (QoL) measures of time to pain progression, and time to developing a symptomatic skeletal-related event.  

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Lynparza with Zytiga Improves Outcomes

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Recently presented data has shown that there is a clinical improvement in median radiologic progression-free survival (rPFS) when olaparib (Lynparza) is used in combination with abiraterone (ZYTIGA) compared to abiraterone alone in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). 

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