Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer Does Not Appear To Increase Cardiac Deaths
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 23:28
in Health & Medicine
Treating prostate cancer patients with drugs that block hormonal activity does not appear to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to a study. While a 2006 report from members of the same study team found that treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists increased the risk of diabetes and heart disease, the current study is the first to examine whether treatment actually increased heart disease-related deaths.
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