“…Our data confirmed this tenet, because most men died of causes other than prostate cancer, and long-term ADT ≥2 years worsened not only OCM but also OS. Several adverse effects of ADT have been reported: 5 weight gain, decreased muscle mass and increased insulin resistance, decreased bone mineral density, decreased libido and sexual dysfunction, hot flashes, gynecomastia, reduced testicle size, anemia, fatigue, diabetes, cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction [MI] and sudden cardiac death) [ 14 , 15 ], cerebrovascular diseases [ 15 ], kidney injury [ 16 ], dementia [ 17 ], and thromboembolic events [ 18 , 19 ]. Abdollah et al, in their study including 137,524 patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer treated between 1995 and 2009, reported that treatment with medical ADT may increase the risk of OCM [ 6 ].…”