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Prostate Cancer : Chemotherapy.
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Chemotherapy is sometimes used to treat prostate cancer that has recurred after other treatment. This type of treatment is called systemic treatment because the drug enters the blood stream, travels through the whole body, and kills cancer cells...
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Hormone therapy is commonly used when the cancer is in an advanced stage and has spread to other parts of the body. Prostate cells need the male hormone testosterone to grow. When this is given, the body senses the presence of a sex hormone and...
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Abarelix reduces the amount of testosterone produced in the body.
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Bicalutamide is an anti-androgen. It works in the body by preventing the actions of
androgens (male hormones).
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Docetaxel is a cancer medicine that slows the growth and spread of cancer cells in the
body.
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Docetaxel is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Docetaxel is available under the trade name Taxotere.
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Doxorubicin is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. Doxorubicin interferes with the
growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Doxorubicin, which kills cancer cells, is among the most widely used chemotherapy drugs. It is also known by its trade name, Adriamycin.
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Estramustine is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and
slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Estramustine is a combination of two drugs, estradiol and mechlorethamine , that is used to slow growth and kill malignant cells in prostate cancer . It is also known by the brand names Emcyt and Estracyte.
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Flutamide is an antiandrogen. It works in the body to prevent the actions of androgens (male
hormones).
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Goserelin is a man-made protein that is like a hormone in the body called
gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Goserelin decreases levels of testosterone in men and
estrogen in women.
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Goserelin acetate is a synthetic (man-made) hormone that acts similarly to the naturally occurring gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). It is available in the United States under the tradename Zoladex.
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Leuprolide is a man-made form of a hormone that regulates many processes in the body.
Leuprolide overstimulates the body's own production of certain hormones, which causes that
production to shut down temporarily. Leuprolide reduces the amount of testosterone in men or
estrogen in women.
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Mitoxantrone is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. Mitoxantrone interferes with the growth of
cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body. Mitoxantrone also affects the immune
system.
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Mitoxantrone, also known by its trade name Novantrone, is an anticancer agent effective against certain kinds of leukemias. It is also used in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1987.
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Nilutamide is an antiandrogen. It works in the body to prevent the actions of androgens (male
hormones).
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Paclitaxel is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows
their growth and spread in the body.
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Paclitaxel is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Paclitaxel is available under the trade name Taxol.
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Prednisone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Prednisone prevents the release of
substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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Triptorelin reduces the amount of testosterone produced in the body.
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Triptorelin pamoate is a synthetic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist, that is, a substance that reduces the level of sexual hormones in the system. Purpose Since its approval by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in June of 2000, triptorelin pamoate has been recognized as a successful option in the treatment of long-term cancer of the prostate gland.
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