Understanding Hormonal Therapy Treatment Options for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Hormonal therapy—or androgen deprivation therapy—has been used for many years to treat men with prostate cancer. How does it work? What are the potential side effects? Drs. Jeri Kim and Sumit K. Subud...
Author: patientpower
Added: 08/18/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - August 19, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women
Whether hormone therapy is, on balance, beneficial or harmful for post-menopausal women has been debated and investigated for some time. In the March 2015 update to the Cochrane Review of the effects on cardiovascular disease, Henry Boardman from the University of Oxford in the UK, and colleagues bring together the findings from 19 randomised trials. He tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Which Women Are the Best Candidates for HRT?
Dr JoAnn Manson describes how to stratify risk in menopausal women seeking hormone therapy for symptom relief. (Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Podcast - April 10, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk for Ovarian Cancer
Dr Andrew Kaunitz reviews the results of a new meta-analysis with caution. (Source: Medscape Medscape Podcast)
Source: Medscape Medscape Podcast - March 24, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, MS - The Role of Hormonal Therapy in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors: Symptom Management and Beyond
The Role of Hormonal Therapy in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors: Symptom Management and Beyond (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Endocrinology)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Endocrinology - February 13, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
ELITE Trial Supports 'Timing Hypothesis' for Estrogen Therapy
Dr JoAnn Manson reviews a recent study that provides further support for the critical window-of-opportunity hypothesis for hormone therapy in atherosclerosis progression. (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - January 7, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
SOFT Yields Hard Data on Hormone Therapy
Drs Kathy Miller and Ann Partridge drill down on the practice-changing data from the SOFT trial, indicating which breast cancer patients should receive ovarian suppression. (Source: Medscape Oncology)
Source: Medscape Oncology - December 22, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Heart Health: Links to Pregnancy and Delivery
Factors that affect a woman's reproductive health can also have an effect on her heart, new research shows. Giving birth prematurely or delivering a small-for-gestational-age baby is associated with a later risk of cardiovascular disease in the mother. Another study found that when women's ovaries were removed and the estrogen was not replaced through hormone therapy, a woman's overall risk of dying increased, as did her risk of dying of heart disease or stroke. (Source: MUSC Heart and Vascular Podcast)
Source: MUSC Heart and Vascular Podcast - December 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Continuing versus Intermittent Androgen Therapy
When primary therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer fails, hormonal therapy is normally the next step in managing the disease.
However much discussion has centered around whether intermittent ...
Author: vhsimons
Added: 12/01/2014 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - December 1, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Best Practices on Long-term Use of Menopausal HT
Dr. Andrew Kaunitz provides guidance on how to answer the common question, 'How long should I continue my hormone therapy?' (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - September 8, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Urogenital Atrophy: Vaginal Health for Menopausal Women
Women’s Health Podcast: Urogenital atrophy, also referred to as vaginal dryness is common, affecting as many as 15% of premenopausal women, 10-40% of postmenopausal women, and 10-25% of those taking systemic hormone therapy. Dr. Steven Swift, who specializes in Urogynecology, explains the signs and symptoms of urogenital atrophy and how to treat it with topical or oral estrogen treatments in this women’s health podcast. (Source: MUSC Urology Podcast)
Source: MUSC Urology Podcast - August 12, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medical Univeristy of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Lessons From WHI, Part 3: Cost-Effectiveness
Drs. Black and Jackson discuss a new cost analysis that demonstrates the value of the WHI hormone therapy study. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - July 8, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Lessons From the WHI, Part 1: Hormone Therapy
In part 1 of Dr. Black's interview with Dr. Rebecca Jackson, they review the landmark Women's Health Initiative findings on hormone therapy. (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - July 8, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Breast Health: Breast Cancer Treatment Hard to Complete for Some
Fewer than half of women with early-stage breast cancer complete their full prescribed course of hormone therapy for breast cancer treatment, says a new study. The South Carolina breast cancer center of MUSC explores this topic in this podcast. (Source: MUSC Women's Health Podcast)
Source: MUSC Women's Health Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Heart Health: Links to Pregnancy and Delivery
Factors that affect a woman's reproductive health can also have an effect on her heart, new research shows. Giving birth prematurely or delivering a small-for-gestational-age baby is associated with a later risk of cardiovascular disease in the mother. Another study found that when women's ovaries were removed and the estrogen was not replaced through hormone therapy, a woman's overall risk of dying increased, as did her risk of dying of heart disease or stroke. (Source: MUSC Women's Health Podcast)
Source: MUSC Women's Health Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
