Many Years Young: Prostate Cancer: Start-and-Stop Therapy Works

(WebMD Health News) "Start and stop" hormone therapy is as effective as continuous therapy in the treatment of some?prostate cancer?patients, a study shows?

The treatment works by blocking the production of the male hormones called androgens, which fuel prostate cancer growth. But there are serious side effects? In a new study from Canada, researchers compared men who went on and off hormone therapy with men who had continuous treatment. The researchers found the on-and-off treatment can be as effective as continuous treatment with fewer of these troubling side effects.

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Source: http://www.manyyearsyoung.com/2012/09/prostate-cancer-start-and-stop-therapy.html

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