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Some prostate cancer patients prone to develop a blood clot

New research says men with prostate cancer being treated with hormone therapy have a slightly higher risk of developing a blood clot, and the chance of developing blood clots increases with age, cancer and its treatment

Study shows that while men without prostate cancer had about a 1 in 1,000 chance of getting a blood clot, in men with prostate cancer on hormone treatment, researchers said that risk increased to about 4 in 1,000.

Experts aren’t sure why hormone therapy may be linked to blood clots, but suspect it is connected to testosterone. Testosterone is thought to protect the heart, and hormone therapy stops its production. With less testosterone, men might be more susceptible to developing a clot if the heart isn’t pumping as well.

The research was published online Wednesday in the British medical journal, Lancet Oncology.