Opinion Article by Charles Maack
The information in this article is a lengthy read, but for men moved to androgen deprivation therapy the information is extremely important to be aware since everything explained may be involved in their well-being.
Triple-hormonal blockade/androgen deprivation therapy (ADT3) includes the prescribing of:
- a LHRH/GnRH agonist or antagonist to shut down testicular testosterone production
- an antiandrogen to block testosterone access to the cancer cell nucleus
- a 5Alpha Reductase (5AR) inhibitor to prevent any testosterone that might access the cancer cell nucleus from converting to dihydrotestosterone/DHT
Read the entire article on oncogen.org HERE
