Do you consider estrogen patches in treatment of prostate cancer?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
Oral estrogenic formulation (such as DES) was historically used for androgen suppression in prostate cancer patients. This was based on the principle that estrogen decreased serum testosterone levels by suppressing luteinizing hormone production through a negative feedback loop on the hypothalamus a...
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Medical Oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center What do you make of this update: PATCH abstract pu...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
No, I don't. I would not use estrogens in any space. There is plenty of data with estrogens at different doses, routes of administration, various preparations, etc. I don't see any reason to elaborate here, nor do I think it is worth (in my opinion) revisiting this.
What do you make of this update: PATCH abstract pu...