Decreased Risk of Renal Calculi in Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Decreased Risk of Renal Calculi in Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Renal calculi are common, with male predilection and androgen exposure potentially increasing the risk of renal calculi. Systemic effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) have been observed but the influence of ADT on renal calculi in prostate cancer (PCa) patients is not fully understood. We c...

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Main Authors: Chien-Yu Lin, Jui-Ming Liu, Chun-Te Wu, Ren-Jun Hsu, Wen-Lin Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
prostate cancer
urolithiasis
renal calculi
androgen deprivation therapy
national health insurance research database
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/5/1762

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