Patients receiving ADT should be counseled to improve mental, emotional well-being
Saturday, January 25, 2014 - 20:31
in Health & Medicine
A new study reports that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) experienced changes in mental and emotional well-being during treatment, although there was no meaningful decline in emotional quality of life two years after treatment. Investigators recommend counseling men about the potential adverse effects of ADT as well as the interventions to improve mental and emotional health such as exercise programs and diet.