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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?
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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.
Answered 5/20/2016
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