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A member asked:

My 71 yr old dad has advanced prostate cancer. he is starting to get very forgetful and confused. he is on hormone injections is it normal?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

PROSTATE CANCER: Both the male hormone absence and possibly neurologic spread can cause these symptoms.

Answered 2/9/2015

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Forgetfulness: Patients with advanced prostate cancer tend to decline cognitively when the disease is very advanced. Since it can be other things including infection, he needs to have this assessed by a physician who knows him.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/20/2016

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