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are second line therapy. This is not a comprehensive list. My
purpose of posting it here so that readers can have a glimpse of
what they are. 1. Alternative
endocrine manipulations.
(a) Orchidectomy
(b) Oestrogen
(c) Progestins and Progestational
Antiandrogens
(d) Surgical adrenalectomy and
hypophysectomy
(e) Medical adrenal suppression.
Several drugs are available such as aminoglutethimide, trilostane,
ketoconazole,
(f) Antiandrogens.
(g) Other hormones or drugs with hormonal
effects, eg calcitonin, spironolactone, diphosphanates, and
tamoxifen
2. Chemotherapy
3. Combination of Endocrine and cytotoxic
Regimens
4. New Drugs. Examples are suramin,
R.75251,
5. Radiation therapy.
6. General antitumour and supportive care
If you have questions related to this article you may e-mail me
at doctor@soontongkiong.com quoting the contents of the article.
About the author
DR SOON is a medical practitioner. He holds four degrees. MBBS
(University of Malaya), MBA (University of East Asia), LLB (Hons)
(University of Wolverhampton), Master of Medicine (Edith Cowan
University
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