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What does chemotherapy do for prostate cancer patients?
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Has role later: In patients with prostate cancer once the disease spreads initial treatment is with hormone therapy, in addition to this or after this stops working chemotherapy can slow progression of disease.
Answered 12/29/2016
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Unless metastatic: The role is not clear. Very high risk patients, (gleason > 8 in substantial portions, and psa > 20), there may be research trials testing efficacy of drugs. The role of anti-hormones is different, and these are not considered chemotherapy agents.
Answered 9/18/2017
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