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HRT patches to treat prostate cancer – here’s how it works

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · · 1080 words · By Justin Stebbing
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What to know about HRT patches to treat prostate cancer – here’s how it works

A UK trial found that hormone patches used for menopause symptoms in women can treat advanced prostate cancer in men as effectively as traditional hormone injections, but with fewer severe side effects like hot flashes and bone loss. The study suggests these patches could offer a more tolerable treatment option for prostate cancer patients.

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What happened

Women’s HRT patches can treat prostate cancer just as effectively as standard hormone injections – but with fewer of the worst side-effects – according to a large UK trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Why it matters

The finding could change how men with prostate cancer that has spread beyond the gland are treated for years to come.

Common ground

Standard treatment has long relied on shutting down testosterone, the fuel that drives many tumours, through regular injections that turn off the body’s own hormone production.

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A UK trial found that hormone patches used for menopause symptoms in women can treat advanced prostate cancer in men as effectively as traditional hormone injections, but with fewer severe side effects like hot flashes and bone loss. The study suggests these patches could offer a more tolerable treatment option for prostate cancer patients.

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Claim 1: “More than 80% developed breast tissue swelling, compared with about 40% of those on injections”
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No relevant evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about gynaecomastia rates.
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Claim 2: “In the new trial, more than 1,300 men, with an average age of about 72, were randomly allocated to either the standard hormone injections or to skin patches”
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Wikipedia entries about '72' (number, ATR 72, T-72) are unrelated to the trial's demographics. No evidence confirms the trial's participant details.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 72 may refer to: 72 (number), the natural number following 71 and preceding 73 One of the years 72 BC, AD 72, 1972, 2072 "72", by James from the album Hey Ma 72 Feronia, a main-belt asteroid Tatra 72…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR. The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The T-72 is a family of Soviet main battle tanks that entered production in 1973. The T-72 was a development based on the T-64 using thought and design of the previous Object 167M. About 25,000 T-72 t…
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Claim 3: “The trial is part of a broader shift towards re-examining assumptions in oncology”
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Claim 4: “Standard treatment has long relied on shutting down testosterone through regular injections”
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No relevant evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about standard testosterone suppression via injections.
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Claim 5: “Almost nine in ten men on injections reported hot flushes. Among those wearing patches, less than half did”
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Wikipedia entries on hypogonadism, estradiol pharmacokinetics, and vitamin B12 are unrelated to the trial's side effect data. No evidence confirms the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) or testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) is a condition in older men characterized by measurably low testosterone levels and clinical symptoms mostly of a sexual nature,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin or extrinsic factor, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in metabolism. One of eight B vitamins, it serves as a vital cofactor in DNA synthesis and both fatty acid…
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Claim 6: “Regulatory approval is still needed for oestradiol patches specifically for prostate cancer”
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Claim 7: “The finding could change how men with prostate cancer that has spread beyond the gland are treated for years to come”
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No relevant evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about changing treatment for metastatic prostate cancer.
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Claim 8: “After three years, the proportion of men alive without the cancer progressing was almost identical in the two groups: 87% in the patch arm and 86% with injections”
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Claim 9: “Bone health also favoured the patches, with fractures roughly twice as common in the injection group”
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No relevant evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about fracture rates.
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Claim 10: “Women’s HRT patches can treat prostate cancer just as effectively as standard hormone injections”
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No relevant evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about HRT patches for prostate cancer.
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