ADT Causes Periodontal Disease??

As if we didn't have enough to worry about, now comes a study that
*suggests* that ADT might cause dental troubles.

See: Famili et al., "The effect of androgen deprivation therapy on
periodontal disease in men with prostate cancer."

Their conclusion: "Men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen
deprivation therapy were more likely to have periodontal disease than
men not on androgen deprivation therapy. If confirmed in larger studies,
this observation could have important public health implications, given
the increasing use of androgen deprivation therapy to treat prostate
cancer."

PubMed ID 17296376

Black dang it, what next? Ingrown toenails? Pimples?

Regards,

Steve J

"The difference between food and beer is that beer has some food value,
while food has no beer value"

-- Linda the waitress

When I told my dentists about my PCa, the first thing they asked was
about whether I was going to receive radiation, chemo, or hormones.

Did the article suggest a reason why there would be a link?

--charlie

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:15:27 -0700, Steve Jordan <mycroftscj1@cox.net>
wrote:
<snip>
>See: Famili et al., "The effect of androgen deprivation therapy on
>periodontal disease in men with prostate cancer."
>
>Their conclusion: "Men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen
>deprivation therapy were more likely to have periodontal disease than
>men not on androgen deprivation therapy. If confirmed in larger studies,
>this observation could have important public health implications, given
>the increasing use of androgen deprivation therapy to treat prostate
>cancer."
>
>PubMed ID 17296376
<snip>
Prior to ADT, my remaining teeth were white and strong...now they are
brown and tend to chip. My Paki dentist attributes this to the ADT. My
professor of my combined ADT & Rad treatment pooh-poohs this out of
hand...go figger??

-Please reply to group as my email addr is fake!

-Regards CC

On February 23, Charlie inquired:

> Did the article suggest a reason why there would be a link?

See the Pub Med abstract at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed

Search on the Pub Med ID number, 17296376

Regards,

Steve J

> <snip>
> My Paki dentist attributes this to the ADT. My professor . . pooh-poohs this out of
> hand...go figger??

Easy. I'm assuming the prof. is Anglo? Then do what he says. Ya
Limey.

*You are in American airspace, please act accordingly*

"Clarence Crow" <crow@perch.biz> wrote in message
news:fp6vt2pk31du75e3sgmudpa0cdlpsa2m1v@4ax.com...

> <snip>
> Prior to ADT, my remaining teeth were white and strong...now they are
> brown and tend to chip. My Paki dentist attributes this to the ADT. My
> professor of my combined ADT & Rad treatment pooh-poohs this out of
> hand...go figger??

It looks like the humble man with the open mind is a lot wiser
than the mighty professor.

Alan

On 24 Feb 2007 09:35:32 -0800, "callalily" <lfcjjk@aol.com> wrote:

>> <snip>
>> My Paki dentist attributes this to the ADT. My professor . . pooh-poohs this out of
>> hand...go figger??
>
>Easy. I'm assuming the prof. is Anglo? Then do what he says. Ya
>Limey.
>
>*You are in American airspace, please act accordingly*
>
No limeys here, only convicts and free Irish settlers...and then
there's me, the cynic

The prof is of Jewish ancestry and is protecting his budget for the
next Clinical Trial.

The Paki dentist has impressive qualifications and not much to lose by
being honest with me.

Haven't seen your USAF overhead since WW2.


-Please reply to group as my email addr is fake!

-Regards CC