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When undergoing androgen deprivation therapy, prostate cancer patients should be counseled to improve mental and emotional well-being

January 27, 2014 by

A new study published in the Journal of Urology® reports that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) experienced changes in mental and emotional well-being during treatment, although there was no meaningful decline in emotional quality of life two years after treatment.

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