Anti – androgen withdrawal
may occur after prostate cancer hormone
therapy is stopped. Anti – androgens are a
drug that prevent the receptors in the nuclei of the
prostate cells from accepting testosterone which can
slow or stop the growth or spread of prostate cancer
temporarily. After a time, however, prostate cancer
hormone therapy stops working as the cells adjust to
the lack of testosterone and begin to grow again. When
this occurs, doctors may stop the anti-androgen which
may begin the anti-androgen withdrawal effect in which
the prostate cells are stopped by the reintroduction
of testosterone.
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