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Hormone Therapy SIDE EFFECTS (in prostate cancer) - w/ Joel Nowak, MA, MSW and Jan Manarite

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Joel Nowak is the co-founder and CEO of Cancer ABCs. He is a prostate caner patient who has been on Intermittent Hormone Therapy for several years. Joel is a CANCER THRIVER having been diagnosed with five different cancers including metastatic prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, renal (kidney) cancer, appendiceal cancer and melanoma.

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer (also called Androgen Deprivation Therapy or ADT) can be a very effective treatment for men with prostate cancer. Like most treatments, ADT usually has some side effects. Many of these side effects can be moderated and it's essential that we help patients, especially if the treatment is working, but the side effects make hormone therapy miserable.

In the effort to help patients and caregivers engage in Share Decision-making, Joel discusses many of these side effects, with ideas and resources that may help control the side effects.

If you look at the list of the potential side effects that hormone therapy can cause it can become overwhelming. However, it is important to know that most men only experience a small number of the possible side effects. It is always impossible to know what side effects an individual man might experience and how intense the side effect might be. Everyone's side effects are different and there is no way to predict the nature of an individual's side effects.

* Note - It's important to remember that most serious side effects are rare. Always ask your doctor.

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