Hormone Therapy Only Helps Some Older Men With Prostate Cancer
February 24th, 2008 Posted in hormone therapyA new study published in the Jan. 23 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that adding hormone therapy to radiation treatment for fast-moving prostate cancer can save lives, but the benefit often doesn’t apply to men who have other serious medical problems.
A previous study in 2004 reported that treatment to suppress the activity of male hormones known as androgens improved survival of older men with aggressive prostate cancer. The new report showed the benefit was limited to men without other serious medical problems, but the benefit was confined to men without other health issues. read full article