Steroids tend to give men with prostate problems urinary tract infections.
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when the cancer stops responding to hormone therapy. steriod do not cure the cancer but can shrink it and stop it growing for some time. Dexamethasone is the most commonly used type of steroid for prostate cancer. It may be used on its own or with chemotherapy.
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I've never heard of doctors prescribing steroids for the treatment of prostate cancer. Lupron Depot, is usually the preferred first-line treatment option, which is a hormone...not a steroid. The cancer eats off the hormone and in this way preserves the healthy cells. Urinary tract infections are rare with this treatment and if they occur...are the result of a catheter or poor hygiene...
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Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate's treatment almost always includes corticosteroids together with adjunctive chemotherapy and possible radiation.
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