Next Article in Journal
Preventing Bone Complications in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Previous Article in Journal
Bone Health in Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer: What’s the Big Deal?
 
 
Current Oncology is published by MDPI from Volume 28 Issue 1 (2021). Previous articles were published by another publisher in Open Access under a CC-BY (or CC-BY-NC-ND) licence, and they are hosted by MDPI on mdpi.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with Multimed Inc..
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Cardiac and Cognitive Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Are They Real?

by
Shabbir M. H. Alibhai
1,2,3,* and
H. Z. Mohamedali
1
1
Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
2
Geriatric Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
3
Departments of Medicine and of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2010, 17(s2), 55-64; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i0.698
Submission received: 2 June 2010 / Revised: 3 July 2010 / Accepted: 4 August 2010 / Published: 1 September 2010

Abstract

With androgen deprivation therapy being used ever earlier and longer in the course of prostate cancer, concerns have emerged about a variety of adverse effects, including cardiovascular disease and cognitive dysfunction. Conflicting data in both areas have led to controversy and confusion. Here, we review published data in an attempt to clarify those issues.
Keywords: prostatic neoplasms; androgen deprivation therapy; cardiac disease; cognition; adverse effects prostatic neoplasms; androgen deprivation therapy; cardiac disease; cognition; adverse effects

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Alibhai, S.M.H.; Mohamedali, H.Z. Cardiac and Cognitive Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Are They Real? Curr. Oncol. 2010, 17, 55-64. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i0.698

AMA Style

Alibhai SMH, Mohamedali HZ. Cardiac and Cognitive Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Are They Real? Current Oncology. 2010; 17(s2):55-64. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i0.698

Chicago/Turabian Style

Alibhai, Shabbir M. H., and H. Z. Mohamedali. 2010. "Cardiac and Cognitive Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Are They Real?" Current Oncology 17, no. s2: 55-64. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i0.698

APA Style

Alibhai, S. M. H., & Mohamedali, H. Z. (2010). Cardiac and Cognitive Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Are They Real? Current Oncology, 17(s2), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i0.698

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop