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.
Only a few chemotherapy medications have been shown to work for advanced prostate cancer. The chemotherapy drug Taxotere, when taken with the steroid prednisone, can help extend survival in some men. When Taxotere stops working, the chemotherapy drug called Jevtana (cabazitaxel) can help extend survival in some men.