JUNE 16: URO TODAY: Preventive measures against adverse effects and careful assessment of a patient’s baseline health status should be considered when using androgen deprivation therapy, say researchers in Texas. They found ADT is associated with an increased risk of skeletal fracture, incident diabetes, and cardiovascular-related mortality, although the absolute risk of these events is low. READ MORE>
PROSTATE HORMONE THERAPY: Measures needed against bone fracture, diabetes, heart risks
June 16, 2009 by Jim Tucker
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