What are your thoughts on Testosterone replacement to treat low grade PC? ref: Thomas Ahlering, UC Ervine.

[oldbeek]

A question for TA .

[Tall_Allen]

Are you asking about T replacement to bring your T level up to normal? It doesn't treat PC, but normal levels may not harm you.

[oldbeek in reply to Tall_Allen]

There is info. on the net that is saying T slows the recurrence of PC and increase of PSA. Anecdotal only. No long term study. Ref: Compassionate Oncology Medical Group, Century City, CA

[Tall_Allen in reply to oldbeek]

Yes, Liebowitz- I am VERY skeptical. He published some fairless useless data in 2009 and nothing since. If there were anything useful there, I'm sure he would publish.

[oldbeek in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thanks,

[ocman in reply to Tall_Allen]

Would that be the upper range of (264-916 ng/dL) for Testosterone?

[Jeff85705]

I would think increasing testosterone would do no help and may actually worsen the cancer. Hormone therapy is used to decrease androgen (containing testosterone).

[oldbeek in reply to Jeff85705]

The things I am seeing indicate the 1941 study linking T to PC was flawed. Pc will thrive on any T, so you have to get it down to 0. Dr Ahlering at UC Ervine wrote a paper on T replacement. His thinking is low T is more of a health risk than having T. Dr Mulhall says the 1941 study was on a very small sampling of candidates.