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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.