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Quick Facts
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If a close relative has prostate cancer, a man's risk of the disease more than doubles.
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This site provides helpful information on TRELSTAR® LA, TRELSTAR®
Depot and prostate cancer. TRELSTAR LA and TRELSTAR Depot are a type of drug known
as a luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist used for the treatment
of advanced prostate cancer.
TRELSTAR is conveniently provided in two formulations, TRELSTAR LA
and
TRELSTAR Depot. (Throughout this site when reference
could apply to both or either formulations it will be simply stated as TRELSTAR.
When reference is to the specific formulation only it will be stated as TRELSTAR
LA or TRELSTAR Depot).
After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men in the
U.S., and is the second leading cause of death due to cancer in men. Today, however,
more men are surviving prostate cancer than ever before.
When a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer it could be an emotionally and physically
challenging time. As you work with your doctor, we hope that this site helps you
better understand prostate cancer and the course of treatment using TRELSTAR.
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, FAQs About Prostate Cancer, How Common is Prostate Cancer?,
http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.189965/k.743F/FAQs_About_Prostate_Cancer.htm#common
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American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2008, pg. 19, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
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International Urology Network, Inside Urology News, August 2005, pg. 1, https://www.iun-online.com/content/iun/publications/insideurology/aug_2005.pdf
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, About Prostate Cancer, How Common is Prostate Cancer?,
http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.4983495/k.5C76/About_Prostate_Cancer.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, About the Prostate, Normal Anatomy, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.68230/k.DAE7/What_Is_the_Prostate.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, Risk Factors, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.70619/k.446E/Risk_Factors.htm
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American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2008, pg. 19, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
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American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2008, pg. 17, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, Risk Factors, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.70619/k.446E/Risk_Factors.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, Risk Factors, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.70619/k.446E/Risk_Factors.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, Non-Risk Factors, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.70620/k.B40A/NonRisk_Factors.htm
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American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2008, pg. 19, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
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American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2008, pg. 17, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
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American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2008, pg. 17, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, FAQs About Prostate Cancer, How Common is Prostate Cancer?
http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.189965/k.743F/FAQs_About_Prostate_Cancer.htm#curable
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American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2008, Risk Factors, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
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National Prostate Cancer Coalition, Risk Factors, http://www.zerocancer.org/site/PageServer?pagename=APC_Risk_Factors
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, About Prostate Cancer, How Curable is Prostate Cancer,
http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/%0D%0Ab.4983495/k.5C76/About_Prostate_Cancer.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, Risk Factors, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.70619/k.446E/Risk_Factors.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, Obesity and Prostate Cancer, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.4051625/k.8967/Obesity_and_Prostate_Cancer.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, Dietary Fats and Red Meat, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.788359/k.6989/Dietary_Fats_and_Red_Meat.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, FAQs About Prostate Cancer, If there are no symptoms,
how is PC detected?, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.189965/k.743F/FAQs_About_Prostate_Cancer.htm
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National Cancer Institute, Early Prostate Cancer, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/early-prostate
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Core Oncology Web site, General Cancer Facts, http://www.coreoncology.com/patient/statistics.aspx
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American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2008, Risk Factors, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, FAQs About Prostate Cancer, How Curable is Prostate
Cancer?, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.189965/k.743F/FAQs_About_Prostate_Cancer.htm
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American Cancer Society, Prostate Cancer Survival Rates, http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_6x_Prostate_Cancer_Survival_Rates.asp
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Centers for Disease Control, 2003 National Hospital Discharge Survey, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad359.pdf
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, About the PCF, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.4980403/k.DE87/About_PCF.htm
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Prostate Cancer Foundation, FAQs About Prostate Cancer, http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.189965/k.743F/FAQs_About_Prostate_Cancer.htm
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Indications and Usage
TRELSTAR® Depot and TRELSTAR® LA are indicated in
the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer. TRELSTAR Depot and TRELSTAR
LA offer an alternative treatment for prostate cancer when orchiectomy or estrogen
administration are either not indicated or unacceptable to the patient.
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Safety Information
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After your first injection of TRELSTAR, you might feel a temporary increase in your
cancer symptoms,such as pain in your bones. This is because the amount of testosterone
in your bloodstream actually goes up for a short period after the injection. If
your symptoms increase later than the firs tweek or two following an injection,
tell your doctor. The most common side effects that patients taking TRELSTAR have
are actually the effect of lowering testosterone levels. The most common effect
of lowering testosterone is hot flushes or flashes. These are like the hot flashes
women have around the time of menopause. Other side effects include bone pain, impotence
(sexual side effect), headache, leg pain, and swelling in the legs. Women who are
or may become pregnant and those who are allergic to this type of drug should not
take TRELSTAR. For more information on these and other side effects, please talk
to your doctor.
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References
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