Tim Baker was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer at 50 and put on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a hormone treatment that works by blocking the testosterone that feeds the cancer. While the treatment was effective, it had side effects that he likens to “chemical castration”. Tim recognises that ADT is a lifesaving treatment and men should not stop taking it. But he insists much more needs to be done to prepare patients for the potential psychological impacts of the treatment. Get the n

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