Ilker N Y, Dillioğlugil O, Akdaş A
Department of Urology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Int Urol Nephrol. 1992;24(2):155-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02549643.
Advanced prostatic carcinoma may be treated by a variety of methods of endocrine manipulation which affect the production of androgens. This can either be done by bilateral orchiectomy or by a number of drugs. Orchiectomy has two advantages: low cost and being a once-only procedure. This report outlines the costs of various methods of hormonal treatment and compares them with each other in Turkey.