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Androgen deprivation therapy can increase heart risk factors

According to a science advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, (AHA), androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), commonly used in prostate cancer treatment, can worsen heart risk factors and may increase the risk of heart attack and/or cardiac death. However, the relationship between androgen deprivation therapy and heart attack or cardiac death has not been definitively established. [ continue to read ]