Orchiectomy. The surgical removal of the testicles was the earliest form of hormone therapy for prostate cancer. However, the procedure is permanent. As with LHRH agonists, side effects can be ...

Hormone therapy can make a big difference for men with recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer. But it isn't a cure. Its effects are limited and the side effects can be difficult to cope with.

Background European treatment guidelines recommend the use of hormonal therapy for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer ... hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist was the most commonly ...

LHRH-a: Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist; MRC: Medical Research Council; NCIC: National Cancer Insitute of Canada; PCSS: Prostate cancer-specific survival; PSA: Prostate-specific ...

LHRH-agonists in Early Breast Cancer Overview group (2007) Use of luteinising-hormone-releasing hormone agonists as adjuvant treatment in premenopausal patients with hormone-receptor-positive ...

can suppress testosterone to castrate levels in men with locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer. This novel method of androgen deprivation might be preferable to administration of oral ...