PC-SPES: A herbal therapy for the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-15

  Meyer, J P ^a   Gillatt, D A ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DVT; Hormone refractory prostate cancer; PC SPES; PSA

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; AROMATASE; BAICALIN; CHRYSANTHEMUM EXTRACT; ESTROGEN; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISATIS EXTRACT; PC SPES; PHYTOSTEROL; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; QUERCETIN; RABDOSIA EXTRACT; SABAL EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; SITOSTEROL; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MARKETING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GYNECOMASTIA; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; ISATIS; LEGUME; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RABDOSIA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036199974     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500563     Document Type: Article

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