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Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be very difficult for you and your family. Your doctor may have prescribed a number of treatments, including ZOLADEX.
Before getting started, here is some basic information you might like to know. Remember, your healthcare team is there to help you; talk to them about how you are feeling so they can provide the care you need.
Advanced prostate cancer is cancer that has spread outside your prostate gland to nearby tissues, lymph nodes, bones, or other parts of the body. It may also be called stage IV or metastatic prostate cancer.
Cancer can spread to other parts of the body when cancer cells break away from the original tumor and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system. This allows the cells to travel to other parts of the body. But treatment can help you control the cancer for long periods of time and relieve symptoms.
Prostate cancer is often fueled by testosterone, a hormone produced in the testicles. A treatment like ZOLADEX is used to stop the testes from producing testosterone.
Testosterone and testosterone-like chemicals that can be changed to testosterone in the body are produced by the adrenal glands, even when you are taking ZOLADEX. That is why ZOLADEX is sometimes used with an antiandrogen, such as flutamide. This will block the cancer from receiving the remaining testosterone.
What to expect when starting ZOLADEX
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
INDICATIONS
ZOLADEX 3.6 mg and ZOLADEX 10.8 mg
ZOLADEX 3.6 mg
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. To report suspected adverse reactions, contact the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. You may also contact TerSera Therapeutics at 1-844-334-4035 or medicalinformation@tersera.com.
Please see Full Prescribing Information for ZOLADEX 3.6 mg and ZOLADEX 10.8 mg.