http://www.onlinecancerguide.com/blog/prostate-cancer/can-the-advanced-prostate-cancer-treated-by-some-medications/ A Blog about Cancers Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:37:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.onlinecancerguide.com/blog/prostate-cancer/can-the-advanced-prostate-cancer-treated-by-some-medications/comment-page-1/#comment-3565 ProstateCancer Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:06:15 +0000 http://www.onlinecancerguide.com/blog/prostate-cancer/can-the-advanced-prostate-cancer-treated-by-some-medications/#comment-3565 Until recently, hormone therapy was the only treatment approved for advanced prostate cancer. Now, patients who no longer respond to hormone therapy have another option. In 2004, the FDA approved the chemotherapy drug Taxotere, taken with prednisone (a steroid), for the treatment of patients who no longer respond to hormone therapy. Taxotere works by preventing cancer cells from dividing and growing. Patients receive Taxotere, along with prednisone, through an injection. Side effects of Taxotere are similar to most chemotherapy drugs and include nausea, possible hair loss, and bone marrow suppression (the decline or halt of blood cell formation). Patients may also experience neuropathy (nerve damage causing tingling, numbness, or pain in the fingers or toes) and fluid retention. Until recently, hormone therapy was the only treatment approved for advanced prostate cancer. Now, patients who no longer respond to hormone therapy have another option. In 2004, the FDA approved the chemotherapy drug Taxotere, taken with prednisone (a steroid), for the treatment of patients who no longer respond to hormone therapy. Taxotere works by preventing cancer cells from dividing and growing. Patients receive Taxotere, along with prednisone, through an injection. Side effects of Taxotere are similar to most chemotherapy drugs and include nausea, possible hair loss, and bone marrow suppression (the decline or halt of blood cell formation). Patients may also experience neuropathy (nerve damage causing tingling, numbness, or pain in the fingers or toes) and fluid retention.

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