My Dad had prostate cancer and they removed his testicles (orchiectomy) and he took Chemo and Radiation. The doctors did NOT remove the prostate itself because of the medical problems described by other posters.
My Dad had prostate cancer and they removed his testicles (orchiectomy) and he took Chemo and Radiation. The doctors did NOT remove the prostate itself because of the medical problems described by other posters.
Karen, you may be on to something. A common regimen for prostate cancer uses a combination of two or more drugs to lower the level of testosterone and other hormones that can fuel the disease. In some cases, hormone therapy may be given intermittently to help reduce treatment-related side effects. Removal of the testicles would lower testosrtone.
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