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  2. Leuprorelin - Wikipedia

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    Lupron injection was approved by the FDA for treatment of advanced prostate cancer on 9 April 1985. [45] [4] [43] [44] Lupron depot for monthly intramuscular injection was approved by the FDA for palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer on 26 January 1989. [8]

  3. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist - Wikipedia

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    A gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) is a type of medication which affects gonadotropins and sex hormones. [1] They are used for a variety of indications including in fertility medicine and to lower sex hormone levels in the treatment of hormone-sensitive cancers such as prostate cancer and breast cancer, certain gynecological disorders like heavy periods and endometriosis ...

  4. Chemical castration - Wikipedia

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    Life-threatening side effects are rare, but some users show increases in body fat and reduced bone density, which increase long-term risk of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis, respectively. Males may also experience gynecomastia (development of larger-than-normal mammary glands in males); full development is less common unless chemical ...

  5. Medical uses of bicalutamide - Wikipedia

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    Bicalutamide is used primarily in the treatment of early and advanced prostate cancer. [1] It is approved at a dosage of 50 mg/day as a combination therapy with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRH analogue) or orchiectomy (that is, surgical or medical castration) in the treatment of stage D2 metastatic prostate cancer (mPC), [2] [3] and as a monotherapy at a dosage of 150 mg/day ...

  6. Triptorelin - Wikipedia

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    Triptorelin is used to treat prostate cancer as part of androgen deprivation therapy. [9]Another common use in the United Kingdom is for hormone replacement therapy to suppress testosterone or estrogen levels in transgender people (in conjunction with estradiol valerate for trans women or testosterone for trans men).

  7. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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    For men over 64 with prostate cancer limited to the pelvis, using fewer, larger doses of radiation (hypofractionation) results in similar overall survival rates. [28] The risk of dying from prostate cancer or having acute bladder side effects may be similar to that of longer radiation treatment. [28]

  8. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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    Deprescribing is an option for patients who experience unpleasant side effects, said Sue Clenton, MD, a consultant clinical oncologist at Weston Park Cancer Centre in Sheffield, U.K.

  9. Depot injection - Wikipedia

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    Depot injections can be created by modifying the drug molecule itself, as in the case of prodrugs, or by modifying the way it is administered, as in the case of oil/lipid suspensions. Depot injections can have a duration of action of one month or greater and are available for many types of drugs, including antipsychotics and hormones.

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