Gebhard Named NEWMAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week October 5, 2015 | Women's Volleyball BOSTON, Mass. â For the second time in her career, MIT junior Megan Gebhard (Howell, Mich.) was the recipient of NEWMAC Womenâs Volleyball Athlete of the Week accolades.
Hormone therapy, also referred to as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), is normally the first line of treatment to slow the spread of prostate cancer. Male hormones called androgens drive the spread of prostate cancer cells.
Doctors will use the results of your prostate examination, biopsy and scans to identify the stage of your prostate cancer (how far the cancer has spread). The stage of the cancer will determine which types of treatments will be necessary. A widely used method of staging is a number staging system.