As if we didn't have enough to worry about, now comes a study that
*suggests* that ADT might cause dental troubles.
See: Famili et al., "The effect of androgen deprivation therapy on
periodontal disease in men with prostate cancer."
Their conclusion: "Men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen
deprivation therapy were more likely to have periodontal disease than
men not on androgen deprivation therapy. If confirmed in larger studies,
this observation could have important public health implications, given
the increasing use of androgen deprivation therapy to treat prostate
cancer."
PubMed ID 17296376
Black dang it, what next? Ingrown toenails? Pimples?
Regards,
Steve J
"The difference between food and beer is that beer has some food value,
while food has no beer value"
-- Linda the waitress
chasjac - 24 Feb 2007 00:09 GMT
When I told my dentists about my PCa, the first thing they asked was
about whether I was going to receive radiation, chemo, or hormones.
Did the article suggest a reason why there would be a link?
--charlie
Steve Jordan - 24 Feb 2007 05:45 GMT
On February 23, Charlie inquired:
> Did the article suggest a reason why there would be a link?
See the Pub Med abstract at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
Search on the Pub Med ID number, 17296376
Regards,
Steve J
Clarence Crow - 24 Feb 2007 02:00 GMT
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>See: Famili et al., "The effect of androgen deprivation therapy on
>periodontal disease in men with prostate cancer."
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>
>PubMed ID 17296376
<snip>
Prior to ADT, my remaining teeth were white and strong...now they are
brown and tend to chip. My Paki dentist attributes this to the ADT. My
professor of my combined ADT & Rad treatment pooh-poohs this out of
hand...go figger??
-Please reply to group as my email addr is fake!
-Regards CC
callalily - 24 Feb 2007 17:35 GMT
> <snip>
> My Paki dentist attributes this to the ADT. My professor . . pooh-poohs this out of
> hand...go figger??
Easy. I'm assuming the prof. is Anglo? Then do what he says. Ya
Limey.
*You are in American airspace, please act accordingly*
Clarence Crow - 24 Feb 2007 22:39 GMT
>> <snip>
>> My Paki dentist attributes this to the ADT. My professor . . pooh-poohs this out of
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
>*You are in American airspace, please act accordingly*
No limeys here, only convicts and free Irish settlers...and then
there's me, the cynic ;)
The prof is of Jewish ancestry and is protecting his budget for the
next Clinical Trial.
The Paki dentist has impressive qualifications and not much to lose by
being honest with me.
Haven't seen your USAF overhead since WW2.
-Please reply to group as my email addr is fake!
-Regards CC
Alan Meyer - 24 Feb 2007 20:04 GMT
> <snip>
> Prior to ADT, my remaining teeth were white and strong...now they are
> brown and tend to chip. My Paki dentist attributes this to the ADT. My
> professor of my combined ADT & Rad treatment pooh-poohs this out of
> hand...go figger??
It looks like the humble man with the open mind is a lot wiser
than the mighty professor.
Alan