Comments on: Poll: Testosterone replacement therapy in men with prostate cancer http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/poll-testosterone-replacement-therapy.html medical blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:47:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/poll-testosterone-replacement-therapy.html/comment-page-1#comment-90606 Mark Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/poll-testosterone-replacement-therapy-in-men-with-prostate-cancer.html#comment-90606 It's nice to see that this issue is finally opening up to debate. Maybe in the future we'll start seeing more research into the possibility that low testosterone actually contributes to prostate cancer. The evidence is building...<br/><br/>Cheers! It’s nice to see that this issue is finally opening up to debate. Maybe in the future we’ll start seeing more research into the possibility that low testosterone actually contributes to prostate cancer. The evidence is building…

Cheers!

]]> By: Brian http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/poll-testosterone-replacement-therapy.html/comment-page-1#comment-90195 Brian Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/poll-testosterone-replacement-therapy-in-men-with-prostate-cancer.html#comment-90195 There seems to be a divide amongst this issue arising recently. Balancing quality of life and chances of reoccurance with respect to testosterone.<br/><br/>Testosterone is extremely important for men's mental, emotional, and physical well-being. The decision to cut off the source of this well-being for the rest of a man's life should not be taken lightly. There seems to be a divide amongst this issue arising recently. Balancing quality of life and chances of reoccurance with respect to testosterone.

Testosterone is extremely important for men’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being. The decision to cut off the source of this well-being for the rest of a man’s life should not be taken lightly.

]]> By: Mehmet Karaca http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/poll-testosterone-replacement-therapy.html/comment-page-1#comment-90028 Mehmet Karaca Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/poll-testosterone-replacement-therapy-in-men-with-prostate-cancer.html#comment-90028 Lack of studies showing a clear link between testosterone supplementation and increase in prostate cancer risk is not enough to convince me to start treating survivors of an exquisitely hormone sensitive cancer with hormone supplements.<br/><br/>It does not make any practical sense and I think physicians who choose to treat prostate cancer survivors with testosterone are diverging significantly from standards of care and taking miscalculated risks.<br/><br/>(While looking at studies that claim that hormone replacement do not raise the risk of prostate cancer, I noticed their follow-up periods are extremely short, like 1-2 years. They are also mostly looking at incident cases of prostate cancer and not recurrence.) Lack of studies showing a clear link between testosterone supplementation and increase in prostate cancer risk is not enough to convince me to start treating survivors of an exquisitely hormone sensitive cancer with hormone supplements.

It does not make any practical sense and I think physicians who choose to treat prostate cancer survivors with testosterone are diverging significantly from standards of care and taking miscalculated risks.

(While looking at studies that claim that hormone replacement do not raise the risk of prostate cancer, I noticed their follow-up periods are extremely short, like 1-2 years. They are also mostly looking at incident cases of prostate cancer and not recurrence.)

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