We reviewed 286 consecutive patients with a. fracture of a pubic ramus. The overall incidence. was 6.9/100 000/year in the total population and. 25.6/100 000/year in individuals aged over 60 years. The mean age of the patients was 74.7 years and. 24.5% suffered from dementia.
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the main therapeutic approach for men with metastatic prostate cancer.
ADH (antidiuretic hormone): A peptide molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after being made nearby (in the hypothalamus). ADH has an antidiuretic action that prevents the production of dilute urine (and so is antidiuretic). A syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH may occur in association with oat-cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, and Hodgkin's disease as well as a number of other disorders.