If you comprehend the previous post and this one you will more fully understand the stories that will come out about the Lockerbie bomber's " missed life expectancy" prediction and some of the nuances of Androgen Deprivation Therapy. (ADT) In the ideal scenario one has his prostate cancer treated with whichever modality he chooses and the …
the key to the lockerbie bomber “missed life expectancy debacle” starts with charles b huggins-did you know that only humans and dogs get prostate cancer?
Charles B. Huggins Prostablog post on L.B. A few nuances about prostate cancer and hormone therapy. Hormone suppression does not cure prostate cancer. It will allow a person to live longer. Whether you start hormone suppression early on in the disease or later has very little affect on the ultimate life expectancy. Different prostate cancers ( …
primer on androgen sensitivity and prostate cancer and the Lockerbie bomber….this is a post-decision issue.
Okay...a test question. What is happening here? Why is it they miss calculated the guy's life expectancy? This issue is not one to be worried about in the decision-making process but may be one down the road if the cancer returns after treatment or is in places other than the prostate (metastatic) at the time …
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