Sökning: "castration therapy"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade orden castration therapy.

  1. 16. The roles of osteoclasts and RUNX2 in the progression of prostate cancer bone metastases

    Författare :Junchi Huang; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Castration-resistant prostate cancer; Bone metastases; RUNX2; Osteoclasts;

    Sammanfattning : Metastasis to the skeleton is the major cause of death from prostate cancer (PC). Patients with metastatic PC are treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to decrease testosterone levels and thereby inhibit further growth of the tumor. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Living and dying with prostate cancer : Population-based register studies

    Författare :Magdalena Lycken; Anna Bill-Axelson; Lars Holmberg; Jan-Erik Damber; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Androgen deprivation therapy; Palliative medicine; Population-based study; Prostate cancer.; Urologi; Urology;

    Sammanfattning : Tailored treatment with adequate timing is essential for the quality of prostate cancer care at all stages. Overtreatment should be avoided due to the side effects, but undertreatment may on the other hand lead to progression and death. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Vasomotor symptoms in men and the role of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide

    Författare :Anna-Clara Spetz; Jan-Erik Damber; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Hot flushes is a cotmnon phenomenon in women during the menopausal transition. In men treated with castration because of prostate cancer, hot flushes are probably the most cotmnon and distressing side-effect and are as common in these men as in menopausal women but the course of the flushes is unknown. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Effects of gonadal hormone deficiency on bone mineral density : can physical activity increase bone mineral density in women?

    Författare :Ingrid Bergström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Physical activity; GnRH treatment; perimenopause; postmenopause. bone mineral density; prostate cancer; endometriosis;

    Sammanfattning : Osteoporosis with its associated fragility fractures is a global health care problem. The incidence of ftagility ftactures has increased dramatically the last 50 years. This has been suggested to at least in part be due to the sedentary lifestyle in the modem society. The prevalence of osteoporosis increases with increasing age. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Aspects of Chemotherapy in Prostate Cancer

    Författare :Åsa Jellvert; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; prostate cancer; CRPC; chemotherapy; metronomic; prognostic; predictive; biomarkers;

    Sammanfattning : Since 2004 chemotherapy has been a part of standard of care in prostate cancer (PC) and improved symptom control and survival has been demonstrated in metastatic castration-resistant PC. Whether docetaxel has benefits in earlier stages of PC is currently under investigation. LÄS MER