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CMAJ - January 26, 1999JAMC - le 26 janvier 1999

Prostate cancer: 9. Treatment of advanced disease

Table 3: Summary of side effects of nonsteroidal anti-androgens
Anti-androgen Side effects
Bicalutamide8 Gynecomastia (25%)
Nilutamide6 Decreased adaptation of vision to darkness (33%)
Nausea (25%)
Alcohol intolerance (20%)
Possibility of interstitial pneumonitis
Flutamide9,11 Gynecomastia (60%)
Diarrhea (10%)
Nausea
Possibility of idiosyncratic hepatocellular toxicity resulting in death

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