Hormone thought to slow ageing associated with increased risk of cancer death

Monday, March 15, 2010 - 19:56 in Health & Medicine

According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), older men with high levels of the hormone IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor 1) are at increased risk of cancer death, independent of age, lifestyle and cancer history...

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