The adrenal glands
are located near the kidneys and produce steroid hormones.
The adrenal glands are responsible for producing 5 to
10 percent of a man’s testosterone. Testosterone
fuels the production of prostate cells and prostate
cancer, so hormone therapy is often used as a prostate
cancer treatment. Castration effects only the 90 to
95 percent that the testicles produce. Anti –
androgens will ablate the testosterone that is produced
by the adrenal glands. Anti – androgens work by
blocking the testosterone receptors in the nuclei of
prostate gland cells. Combined androgen blockade uses
both castration and anti – androgens as prostate
cancer hormone
therapy.
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