Treatment of advanced cancer of prostate with megestrol acetate

Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1978, Pages 537-541

  Geller, Jack ^a   Albert, Jerry ^a   Yen, Samuel S C ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; MEGESTROL ACETATE;

CANCER; CASTRATION; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HORMONAL THERAPY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; THERAPY;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; BONE AND BONES; HUMAN; MALE; MEGESTROL; PRASTERONE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECURRENCE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0018132921     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(78)90467-3     Document Type: Article

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