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7 years ago

Men don't like Hormone Tablet side effects for Prostate - trying new meds

Oh Dear ..... Just on NBN News (channel 9 - I will put a link up when I find it!)

Did anyone else see it & grab the name of the 2nd drug?

Some men who require taking Hormone tablets to reduce the amount of testosterone (and other hormones) that feed their Prostate Cancer - don't seem to like the side effects that the tablets produce.   Weight Gain, brain fog issues, emotional issues, aches & pains ...... HELLO??

So they are trialling the use of a combination of 2 drugs to kill the cancer cells - Lozanoc (an anti fungal treatment) and something else ( I missed the name - but started like hydro..........) are showing promising results.

Further down the track, they will trial it on ovarian and breast cancer, apparently!