Hormone-depleting drug shows promise against localized high-risk prostate tumors
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have demonstrated that a hormone-depleting drug approved for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer can help eliminate or nearly eliminate tumors in many patients with aggressive cancers that have yet to spread beyond the prostate, according to a new clinical study.
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