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Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer (Androgen Deprivation Therapy, or ADT)
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is also known as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Prostate cancer cannot grow or survive without androgens, which include testosterone and other male hormones. Hormone therapy decreases the amount of androgens in a man's body. Reducing androgens can slow the growth of the cancer and even shrink the tumor.
Hormone therapy may be used:
- Along with (or after) radiation treatment when there is a high risk of the cancer returning.
- When prostate cancer has come back.
- When prostate cancer is found outside the prostate in other parts of the body (metastatic) at the time of diagnosis.
When hormone therapy slows the growth of prostate cancer, a man's prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels will go down. PSA tests will show if the treatment is working.
Medicines for hormone therapy
Taking medicine, such as luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) medicine, is one way to reduce androgens.
- LHRH agonists. These drugs stop the body from making testosterone. They include goserelin (Zoladex), histrelin (Vantas), leuprolide (Lupron), and triptorelin (Trelstar).
- LHRH antagonists. These drugs stop the body from making testosterone. They avoid the flare caused by LHRH agonists, which can make symptoms worse for several weeks. One LHRH antagonist is degarelix (Firmagon).
- Androgen inhibitors. These are medicines that block enzymes that the body needs to make testosterone. They include enzalutamide (Xtandi), ketoconazole, and abiraterone (Zytiga), which is given along with prednisone.
- Antiandrogens. These drugs often are used along with LHRH agonists. Antiandrogens help block the body's supply of testosterone. There are steroidal antiandrogens and "pure" antiandrogens. The steroidal antiandrogens include megestrol (Megace). The "pure" or nonsteroidal antiandrogens include bicalutamide (Casodex), flutamide, and nilutamide (Nilandron).
Other hormone therapies may include the use of medicines such as aminoglutethimide combined with hydrocortisone, corticosteroids (dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, and prednisone), estrogen, and megestrol.
Surgery as hormone therapy
Another way, used much less often, is surgery to remove the testicles, also known as an orchiectomy. This surgery is considered to be hormone therapy. This is because removing the testicles, where more than 90% of the body's androgens are made, decreases testosterone levels. Removing the testicles may be the simplest way to reduce androgen levels, but it is permanent.
Timing of hormone therapy
Research does not clearly show whether starting hormone therapy before symptoms appear allows men to live longer than if they waited until after symptoms appear to start taking medicine.footnote 1 Men who start hormone therapy almost always stay on it for the rest of their lives. So waiting until symptoms appear may allow men to delay the serious side effects of hormone therapy.
Effectiveness of hormone therapy
Hormone therapy usually works well at first to stop cancer growth. But in most cases, the cancer begins to grow again within a few years. At this point, the cancer is described as hormone-resistant, meaning it is not responding to standard hormone therapy. When this happens, other kinds of hormone treatments may be tried.
When hormone treatments no longer keep the cancer from growing, the cancer is called castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Treatments that may be used to help men live longer include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and medicines like enzalutamide.
Alternatives to conventional hormone therapy
- Intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD). This involves cycles of hormone therapy medicines. Taking breaks during hormone therapy gives men the chance to recover their ability to function sexually. It also gives relief from the other side effects of hormone therapy, including hot flashes and the effects on energy as well as bone and muscle mass. The long-term survival outcome of IAD compared to conventional ADT is not yet known.
- Antiandrogen monotherapy. Antiandrogens are medicines that block the action of androgens in the body. Antiandrogen monotherapy means taking antiandrogens without other hormone medicines.
- Combined androgen blockade (CAB). Sometimes androgen deprivation (orchiectomy or an LHRH agonist) and an antiandrogen are used together for treatment. This blocks the testosterone made by the testicles and the adrenal glands.
Side effects of hormone therapy
In men who take medicine for hormone therapy, the side effects get worse over time. Some of the side effects will go away after the man stops taking the medicine. Side effects may include:
- Thin or brittle bones (osteoporosis).
- Increased body mass (BMI) and higher levels of fats in the blood.
- Reduced muscle mass.
- Low red blood cell count (anemia) and fatigue.
- Increased risk for diabetes and heart disease.
- Emotional ups and downs.
Other side effects may include hot flashes, erection problems and reduced sex drive, breast enlargement, and cognitive impairment. Some men may experience depression.
In men who have surgery for hormone therapy, two side effects happen right away and are permanent—the man becomes sterile and loses interest in sex. Other than those two side effects, surgery tends to have fewer side effects than medicine.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems).
Hormone therapy and quality of life
The side effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer often affect a man's quality of life. But there are treatments that can help with some of the side effects listed above. For example, exercise can help counteract the loss of muscle mass and will help with fatigue. There are medicines that can help with hot flashes, nausea, diarrhea, and bone loss. Low-dose radiation or taking tamoxifen may help prevent or reduce breast enlargement. For men with depression, counseling and medicine may help. For more information, see the topic Depression.
Above all, talk with your doctor about any of the symptoms you have while you are taking hormone therapy. Your doctor may know about a local support group for men who have prostate cancer.
Related Information
- Nelson JB (2012). Hormone therapy for prostate cancer. In AJ Wein et al., eds., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 10th ed., vol. 3, pp. 2934–2953. Philadelphia: Saunders.
Other Works Consulted
- Sun M, et al. (2015). Comparison of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and orchiectomy: Effects of androgen-deprivation therapy. JAMA Oncology, published online December 23, 2015. DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.4917. Accessed January 25, 2016.
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A quarter horse is a specific breed of horse that's perhaps best known for its speed over short distances and its short, stocky build. This sort of breed is originally American, and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) remains the world's largest registry, though today the horses are bred all around the world. Characteristics include limited white markings on the face and below the knees, heavy muscling, and a gentle nature. These horses are usually the most popular choice for racing, jumping, and rodeo work. Many participate in formal horse shows, too, where things like aesthetics and coloring are assessed by panels of judges. Lineage is particularly important in these sorts of settings. Casual riders often aren't interested in a horse's genetic history, but serious investors usually are. Associations like the AQHA usually keep detailed records of all registered horses, and typically also set rules when it comes to things like blood and family history.
The first horse with quarter characteristics was bred sometime during the early 1600s, and is thought to have been a composite of Arab, Turk, and Barb breeds. All of these sorts of horses were brought to America during this period, and were and crossed with horses from England and Ireland that were already being used on farms and as a mode of transportation. Scholars aren't sure whether the horse was intentionally bred for its strength and speed or whether these characteristics emerged more as a matter of happenstance, but they are defining features of these horses today.
While the breed is most widely known for its short-distance racing ability, it is also used to herd cattle, participate in various rodeo events, and for English classes of dressage and show jumping. Horses within the quarter category are usually a bit shorter and stockier than other breeds, and their muscle tone is often slightly enlarged.
Most have what's known as a "sorrel" coloring, which is reddish brown, light chestnut color. In addition to sorrel, there are 12 colors accepted by the AQHA as "official" or "legitimate" quarter colors: brown; chestnut; gray; dun, which is marked by a light brown body but dark mane and tail; red dun; buckskin; black; bay, which is a dark chestnut with almost black mane and tale; grullo, which is a tan-gray coloring that often features stripes; red roan; blue roan; and palamino, which is a cream or off-white color.
The breed's bloodline has been preserved by the AQHA, which sets forth a strict set of guidelines in regard to registration. One of many such guidelines is the fact that each foal must have an American Quarter Horse sire, or father, and dam, or mother. In order to keep accurate records of heritage, the AQHA maintains the largest equine registry in the world, with over 3.7 million registered horses. They keep track of all ownership records, performance and produce data, as well as population figures for the breed.
Different horse registries around the world have slightly different specifications, but most default to the AQHA's requirements. In many respects this organization is seen to be the worldwide authority on the breed and what it means to be a part of it.
The association's headquarters is located in Amarillo, Texas, and the American Quarter Horse Heritage Center and Museum is located right next door. The museum is open to the public and boasts a wide variety of research materials, exhibits, informative videos, and hands-on displays documenting the history and prevalence of the breed throughout history.
Some of the most famous horses carrying this breed designation include King, who set the standard for the breed, and Go Man Go, who dominated the racing scene by setting three track records and one world record. Dash for Cash, considered one of the greatest sires of racing horses, is also a familiar name to many in the horseracing world, as is Easy Jet who, as a 2-year-old, had 22 wins from 26 starts.
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We have been looking for an American Quarter Horse for my daughter. She is getting too big to ride a pony, and we have been looking for a mild mannered horse for her that has been well trained. I have been looking at some of the American Quarter Horses for sale online and have been surprised at the wide range of prices I have seen. What is the best way to determine if you are paying too much for a registered American Quarter Horse? |
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I have always loved horses and dreamed about having a horse of my own. I go to a rodeo every chance I get and could sit and watch the horses for hours. When we visit our state fair, one thing I always like to do is walk through the horse barn and watch some of the horse shows. If I am ever lucky enough to have a horse of my own, I would love to own a buckskin Quarter Horse. I think the combination of their color is striking. |
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I had an American Quarter Horse named Queenie and the name fit her quite well since she thought she was a queen. She was a beautiful sorrel with a white star on her forehead and two white socks. This horse would do anything you asked her to do, and we rode many miles together. She lived to be almost 30 years old and was in great health before she died from a heart attack. When I went online to look through some of her history and bloodlines I discovered she had some famous racing blood in her. I shouldn't have been surprised by this because there was nothing she loved more than to run as hard and as fast as she could. Although she never raced professionally or made me any money, we did a lot of racing through the fields, and some of my best memories are riding on the back of this horse. |
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Our family loves to trail ride, and at one point we had 5 horses, all of them being quarter horses. Even though they are often known for racing, they make great trail horses because they are so muscular and most of them are pretty even tempered.
All of our horses had a little bit of color on them, with some having more than others. We named one of our foals Pippi, after the Pippi Longstocking character because she had four white socks on her feet. |
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It amazes me that something as antiquated, at least to me, as horse breeding is still such an active thing. I wonder just how many quarter horse sales, specifically for racing horses, go on each year. Especially considering how few of those horses earn any sort of real recognition. |
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Considering that both parents of genuine quarter horses have to be genuine themselves, I hope that quarter horse breederes make an effort to stretch out bloodlines whenever possible. Otherwise they might start having horses with bad signs of inbreeding, a big problem with purebred cats and dogs. |

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I actually found a couple hours to work on my ES headphone project yesterday. I used my Dremel to rough cut a pair of 2 5/8" stators out of a sheet of scrap perferated steel. I built a little jig that let me grind them round and to size using a disk sander. Plumbing gaskets (a little too thick) and 0.7mil drop cloth completed the BOM. I tensioned the diaphram using celophane tape on a sheet of glass--just tight enough to get the wrinkles out. Radio Shack provided the copper PCB tape for the diaphram contact. I used powdered graphite to produce a very consistent charcoal-colored coating, then cleaned most of it off with Isopropyl. If you can see the photos of my makeshift breadboard, the toroidal transformers are just 30:1, I used one for the 550VDC supply as well. I used two of them to fake a center tap in the secondary. When I powered up the setup I though something was wrong... dead silence. No snapping, no crackling, no crinkling, no hissing, no whirring. I hit "PLAY" and was stunned to hear music coming out of the "panel". I put my ear as close as I dared... Let's just say I am anxious to find time to build the second element and then the frames and headband. Total build time... three hours, not including gathering materials. Fun.
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Nice! Keep us posted with your progress - this is interesting.
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I have just begun working on the frame and headband. I am using white oak to fashion a round frame similar to the round Stax and Grado RS uses. I am already using two 1:30 toroids for audio step up, I am in the process of doubling that to get 120:1 center-tapped. I don't have a scope so it isn't easy for me to see the stator ac voltage. Maybe I'll try white noise and an ac range on my DMM. My amplifier has ~60V rails. What have you learned about the ratio of DC on the diaphram to the ac on the stators--with respect to increasing SPL?
Here's another photo ...j |
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By the way... the panel is 65mm in diameter (sized to fit the gasket I had) which is large for a headphone driver, compared to Grado or Sennheiser dynamic headphones. I suspect it is not large compared to Stax Lambda or Jecklin ES headphones.
I am anxious to try them on. Which brings up another question. An insulating coating is going to be even more important for an ES headphone driver. Maybe I should go binaural, monophonic for safety reasons! I hate to use a fabric/foam insulator. Anyone know how Stax isolates the stator from listener's outer ears? ...j |
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A coat of two of enamel paint on the ear side of the stator will more than likely be sufficient. I think you can actually get paint that is specifically made for insulating things.
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Have you thought about putting a very open (acoustically transparent) and electrically grounded metal screen between the stators and your ears? Finding a gap in the insulation while the stators were strapped on either side of one's brain might make the wearer a contender for one of the Darwin awards. I would think the screen could be very open and still protect the wearer.
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Yes, I have a set of aluminum stators that could serve for this purpose. The difficulty in making an electrical connection to aluminum is the main reason that I used steel for the stators. I wonder how Stax and Jecklin have avoided lawsuits over the years.
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Nice work you have done. As I see it, you are using a transformer to step up the voltage 30:1 to feed into your earphone. Please be very careful of that. If there is some leakage in the wire or headphone, you'll be burned. It is safer to use a small transformer then doublings the voltage to the voltage you want. The current will be very little and you can only get a shock out of it but nothing more serious. Just my 2 cents. Wachara C. |
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Thanks for looking. I generated the dc bias by applying 8 VAC to the primary side of 1:30 transformer. The ac at the secondary is rectified and doubled then current limited through a series 20M resistor--very small current and little danger there. The ~550 VDC is contained inside the stators in any case. The audio output from the amplifier is stepped up via two 1:30 transformers and applied to the stators. This HV is not current limited and represents dangerous levels near the outer ears. I am working on this. ...j |
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Time to finish my headphone project... I get about 5 days per year (always around the winter holidays) to work on this project.
I have the frames and earpads almost ready to go. I am still concerned about human exposure to the stators. Martin-Logan has no grounded "safety screen" to prevent a person from simultaneously touching the front and rear stators. Has anyone found a DIY method to reproduce their stator insulation? I dislike the idea of depending on a weak or ohmic ground connection for safety--especially if I use aluminum as the safety shield. I don't have a source for acoustically transparent steel. What sorts of things do you ESL builders use to protect "civilians" from the stators? ...j |
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During business hours: Report to the desk associate/dispatcher to "check – in." You can fill out any necessary squawks with a form from the dispatcher.
After business hours: Your can and any headsets should be put into the lockbox near the side door. The "fuel ball" will be left inside for you to refuel. Please remember to put the "fuel ball" back into the lockbox. You may email, call or leave a note with any squawks.
We will reimburse you for fuel UP TO the current price on our home field. Renter is responsible for the difference, in addition to any landing fees, convenience fees, etc. We can issue a credit on account, or a check for the reimbursement. You must keep your receipt and hand it in after your flight.
Your safety is of utmost importance. Be sure you are in a safe area, and if possible the aircraft as well. Call our shop during business hours, at either (609)-259-6877 or (609)-259 2400. In an emergency, call the owner directly at (732) 691-6316. We will then determine whether to send a mechanic to you, or we will contact someone on that field to do any minor maintenance. If any major repairs are needed, we will come pick you up. Every scenario is different, so we will do our best to get you moving ASAP.
The aircraft should be returned to the tie-down in which you took it from (after you have refueled, of course). The airplane must be chocked, cowl plugs replaced, and the yokes secured (especially if it is windy). In the winter months, the engine heaters must be plugged in. You will see extension plugs run to each tie down. Simply plug it in when you return.
None in particular, however there are many tied-down aircraft located near our facility and near the fuel pump. Use extra caution when near other aircraft.
Aircraft should be pre-fueled to tabs. Customers should fill after every flight. However, in the event that the aircraft is not fully fueled, a fuel card is always provided to fuel if necessary. If you need to make special arrangements (ex- weight issues) please call the office a few days ahead of time to ensure that we do not over-fuel.
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Departing runway 29 climb to 700ft before turning
Right traffic for runway 29, left traffic for runway 11
Departing runway 29 climb to 700ft before turning
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Six Flags Great Adventure (theme park, roller coasters) roughly 15 minutes to the east. The shoreline (Seaside Heights, Belmar, Point Pleasant) roughly 25 minutes to the east. The Hudson Corridor, in NYC (there are special procedures for this trip, get a quick briefing from an instructor) roughly 35 minutes to the north.
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(5), 5431-5444; doi:10.3390/ijerph110505431
Geographical Distribution Patterns of Iodine in Drinking-Water and Its Associations with Geological Factors in Shandong Province, China
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200032, China
Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Modeling, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Shandong Institute of Prevention and Control for Endemic Disease, Jinan 250014, China
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Received: 7 March 2014 / Revised: 29 April 2014 / Accepted: 4 May 2014 / Published: 19 May 2014
County-based spatial distribution characteristics and the related geological factors for iodine in drinking-water were studied in Shandong Province (China). Spatial autocorrelation analysis and spatial scan statistic were applied to analyze the spatial characteristics. Generalized linear models (GLMs) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) studies were conducted to explore the relationship between water iodine level and its related geological factors. The spatial distribution of iodine in drinking-water was significantly heterogeneous in Shandong Province (Moran's I = 0.52, Z = 7.4, p < 0.001). Two clusters for high iodine in drinking-water were identified in the south-western and north-western parts of Shandong Province by the purely spatial scan statistic approach. Both GLMs and GWR indicated a significantly global association between iodine in drinking-water and geological factors. Furthermore, GWR showed obviously spatial variability across the study region. Soil type and distance to Yellow River were statistically significant at most areas of Shandong Province, confirming the hypothesis that the Yellow River causes iodine deposits in Shandong Province. Our results suggested that the more effective regional monitoring plan and water improvement strategies should be strengthened targeting at the cluster areas based on the characteristics of geological factors and the spatial variability of local relationships between iodine in drinking-water and geological factors. View Full-Text
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Replaces MTD 954-04001A. 5/8" x 69-3/16". Raw edge, laminated, polyester cord construction.
OEM Replacement This part is aftermarket equipment designed to replace the original manufacturer's part numbers specified here. It is manufactured using high-quality materials, to the same specifications as the original part. | MTD 954-04001, MTD 954-04001A, MTD 754-04001, MTD 754-04001A |
Size | 5/8" x 69-3/16" |