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ADT, maybe not? Anyone opted out of ADT?
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You are absolutely right. Lupron is likely to destroy your libido. I have read that less than half of the men recover their testosterone after Lupron treatments. Duke Health has published research that says low testosterone actually helps aggressive cancer grow. My urologist is not ready to accept these results, but you wonder who is right. see: https://corporate.dukehealth.org/news/study-solves-testosterones-paradoxical-effects-prostate-cancer
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@pesquallie I LOVE hearing things like this. Things are being developed everyday it seems.
The Duke article opens with the statement: "Blocking testosterone production halts tumor growth in early disease, while elevating the hormone can delay disease progression in patients whose disease has advanced." If you are claiming, to someone who has just been diagnosed with early disease, that this research shows that "blocking testosterone production DOESN'T halt tumor growth", you are contradicting the Duke Health article. Perhaps I don't understand what you've written.
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Doctor Sartor Discuss BAT in this article
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/150884930/4-5/
If someone has Zytiga or a lutamide Stop working BAT can be used to resensitize the person back so The drug can again work.
It doesn’t work in all cases, but it does work for some patients.
It could also confuse the cancer and cause the more aggressive cells to start dying.