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Expert: Dr Alan Galbraith - 5/17/2009


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Why is my husband prescribed this for non-invasive prostrate cancer?

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Answer
Dear Morven

It is usually used with another drug called leuprolelin to suppress testosterone (the male sex hormone) production from the testes. The absence of testosterone shrinks the prostrate gland making it more amenable to radiotherapy.

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Alan Galbraith

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Dr Alan Galbraith

Expertise

I can answer most questions on most drugs. Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.

Experience

I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease.

Organizations
Institute of Biology, London.


Publications
Author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" 5th Edition published in November 2007 by Pearson Education, Australia.

Education/Credentials
BSc(Hons);MSc;PhD;MIBiol; Cert Biol; HECert

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