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Hormone therapy makes prostate tumour becoming more aggressive and more liable to form metastases

One of the conclusion of a thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that hormone therapy is often given to patients with advanced prostate cancer. While it is true that the treatment prevents growth of the tumour, it also changes its properties. Some of these changes may result in the tumour becoming more aggressive and more liable to form metastases. [ read full article ]