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What is castrate-resistant prostate cancer?

Pronunciation: /ˈkæˌstreɪt rɪˈzɪstənt ˈprɑˌsteɪt ˈkænsər/

castrate-resistant prostate cancer

Definition

Prostate cancer that keeps growing even when the amount of testosterone in the body is reduced to very low levels. Many early-stage prostate cancers need normal levels of testosterone to grow, but castrate-resistant prostate cancers do not. Also called CRPC.