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2. 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 ...

3. Androgen deprivation therapy - Wikipedia

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   A program has been developed for patients and their partners to recognize and manage the more burdensome side effects of androgen deprivation therapy. One program is built around the 2014 book "Androgen Deprivation Therapy: An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones", which is endorsed by the Canadian Urological ...

4. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   A small prospective study published in European Urology in February 2015 assessed the focal treatment of index lesions with HIFU in patients with multifocal prostate cancer and found that the majority of men returned to baseline genitourinary function and 86% of men were free of clinically significant prostate cancer at one year. [35]

5. Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment ...

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   A comparison of two chemotherapy regimens for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma found the less intensive treatment was more effective for the blood cancer and caused fewer side effects.

6. Astaxanthin - Wikipedia

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   Astaxanthin is used as a dietary supplement for human, animal, and aquaculture consumption. [3] Astaxanthin from algae, synthetic and bacterial sources is generally recognized as safe in the United States. [11] The US Food and Drug Administration has approved astaxanthin as a food coloring (or color additive) for specific uses in animal and ...

7. Chemotherapy regimen - Wikipedia

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   The term "induction regimen" refers to a chemotherapy regimen used for the initial treatment of a disease. A "maintenance regimen" refers to the ongoing use of chemotherapy to reduce the chances of a cancer recurring or to prevent an existing cancer from continuing to grow. [2]

8. 5α-Reductase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   5-ARIs are clinically used in the treatment of conditions that are exacerbated by DHT: [3] Mild-to-moderate benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms; Pattern hair loss in both men and women; 5-ARIs can be used in the treatment of hirsutism in women. [1] The usefulness of 5-ARIs for the potential treatment of acne is uncertain.

9. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Nutritional problems are also frequently seen in cancer patients at diagnosis and through chemotherapy treatment. Research suggests that in children and young people undergoing cancer treatment, parenteral nutrition may help with this leading to weight gain and increased calorie and protein intake, when compared to enteral nutrition. [138]