How does flutamide (Eulexin) control prostate cancer?
a. It prevents the adrenal gland from producing testosterone and lowers blood testosterone levels.
b. It stimulates the lymphocytes of the immune system to attack and destroy prostate cancer cells as if they were foreign tissues.
c. It is an antiandrogen that binds to testosterone receptors and prevents or slows prostate cancer cell growth.
d. It is a synthetic estrogen (an estrogen agonist) that binds testosterone receptors and prevents or slows prostate cancer cell growth.
ANS: C
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