Metabolic Complications and Increased Cardiovascular Risks as a Result of Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Men with Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men. Charles Huggins and Clarence V. Hodges reported the androgen dependence of prostate cancer in 1941. That led to the utilization of androgen deprivation therapy as an important therapeutic modality to treat prostate cancer. Androgen depri...

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Main Authors: Bhavin R. Shastri, Subhashini Yaturu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Prostate Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/391576
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