How best to help/coach an elderly cancer patient?

[jfsully]

If your friend had prostate cancer, he should probably not take testosterone. Many prostate cancers are androgen-senstitive, and lowering testosterone level is part of the treatment. His doctor will know this, you shouldn't have to figure it out for him.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Prostate Cancer

[dalan]

If your friend had prostate cancer, he should probably not take testosterone. Many prostate cancers are androgen-senstitive, and lowering testosterone level is part of the treatment. His doctor will know this, you shouldn't have to figure it out for him.

This true. I know someone who has that misfortune. But does the person in question in this thread have prostrate cancer? I don't think it was mentioned was it?

[jfsully]

Prostate Cancer

This guy advocates TRT for appropriate patients who have been cured of prostate CA, and who have not had metastases, and even then only with frequent monitoring. He is probably correct. The OP, however, asked about someone who is still doing chemo, so they are by definition not considered cured yet.

We also don't know if the guy in question had prostate CA, or if he had mets, or anything, really. So this whole digression may be moot, except to remind guys that TRT does not cause prostate cancer, BUT TRT may be like Miracle-Gro to prostate cancer cells, if you happen to have some.

[dalan]

This guy advocates TRT for appropriate patients who have been cured of prostate CA, and who have not had metastases, and even then only with frequent monitoring. He is probably correct. The OP, however, asked about someone who is still doing chemo, so they are by definition not considered cured yet.

We also don't know if the guy in question had prostate CA, or if he had mets, or anything, really. So this whole digression may be moot, except to remind guys that TRT does not cause prostate cancer, BUT TRT may be like Miracle-Gro to prostate cancer cells, if you happen to have some.

Thank you for not pointing out the typos and other errors in my previous post. Sheesh, that was ridiculous.