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Cardiovascular disease in men with pc

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Men with pc are more likely to get cvd than non sufferers, is this due to ADT when advanced pc is treated or are there other reasons

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MDs are still debating this...and not all studies come to the same conclusion as to the risk? Quite a few have shown an increased risk if a man already has a pre-ADT CV problem!! Of course, many men have undiagnosed CV problems ...so that makes studies somewhat iffy maybe ???

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Lizzo30

Also high blood pressure is linked to prostste cancer

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Mascouche in reply toLizzo30

Or to prostate cancer treatment as I developed high blood pressure while taking ADT. It can make you insulin resistant so there is a risk not only of high bp but also of diabetes. However the first step is not to die of the cancer itself and then do what can be done with whatever else develops.

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Lizzo30 in reply toMascouche

Have you heard of berberine ?

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Mascouche in reply toLizzo30

Yes and I take a pill of berberine twice a day.

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Lizzo30

ADT is definitely a big risk factor for CVD

But what about men with high blood pressure going on to develop Prostate Cancer ?

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Derf4223

To help reduce both PCA and cardiovascular mortality risk, the Rx is the same: lots of exercise. Resistance and cardio/aerobic. Much info on this here on HU

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