Authors
Citation
Sf. Brewster et Da. Gillatt, ADVANCED PROSTATE-CANCER - WHATS NEW IN HORMONAL MANIPULATION, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 49(10), 1993, pp. 710
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
49
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1993)49:10<710:AP-WNI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of male cancer deaths
in the UK. It is one of the few hormone-sensitive cancers and androgen
ablation produces subjective and objective tumour regression in 70-80
% of patients for a variable period. Orchidectomy remains the gold sta
ndard for treatment although there is an increasing number of equally
effective medical alternatives.