... of pulmonary embolism, and to ascertain whether any relationship existed between this incidence and estrogen treatment. Reports of autopsies and clinical records of patients with prostatic cancer in all stages who died at the Malmö General Hospital from 1973 to 1982 were individually reviewed. The incidence...

... cancer before treatment and after orchidectomy or during estrogen treatment (intramuscular polyestradiol phosphate during the first 3 months, followed by another 3 months with additional oral ethinyl estradiol). Orchidectomy as well as single drug intramuscular or oral + intramuscular estrogens exerted...