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Does ADT actually kill cancer cells?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 9 8:14am | Replies (46)Comment receiving replies
I’ve done the research and have my own blood work to verify it; testosterone is not androgen and doesn’t feed the pc. As the androgen decreases the testosterone increases and psa drops.
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You are incorrect. Testosterone is the major androgen for men. The function of ADT (literally Androgen Deprivation Therapy) is to lower the Testosterone to castrate levels. It is unequivocal that testosterone fuels the growth of prostate cancer.
Hormone therapy or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) uses medicines to reduce testosterone levels and treat prostate cancer.
From Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hormone-therapy-for-prostate-cancer/about/pac-20384737
"Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is a treatment that stops the hormone testosterone either from being made or from reaching prostate cancer cells.
Most prostate cancer cells rely on testosterone to grow. Hormone therapy causes prostate cancer cells to die or to grow more slowly.
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may involve medicines or possibly surgery to remove the testicles."
Sorry @gbvetracer , Testosterone is indeed an androgen. Androgens, including testosterone, can influence the growth of prostate cancer. In fact, prostate cancer cells often rely on androgens to grow and spread. This is why treatments for prostate cancer sometimes involve reducing androgen levels or blocking their effects to slow the cancer’s progression.
You are not correct...do more research.
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