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Chapter 9: Emerging Therapies on the Horizon

f. The Future of Prostate Cancer Research

In this Chapter, we’ve focused on a few of the more promising drugs and targets being studied in prostate cancer. Dozens of other drugs are being studied as well, and early results with a number of these drugs have shown them to be effective in slowing or stopping the growth of prostate cancer.

Because no two cancers act in the same way and no two men respond to treatment in the same way, the likelihood that any of these drugs will eradicate prostate cancer completely is pretty low. Instead, most researchers are hoping that the drugs will help men with advanced prostate cancer live better and longer lives, allowing them to spend less time dealing with the problems caused by their disease and spend more time enjoying life with their families and friends.