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Dates: during 2006-2006
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Recipients of a frequently prescribed hormone therapy for prostate cancer are at higher risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a Harvard Medical School study has found. The study, published last week in The Journal of Clinical Oncology, found that men receiving “GnRH agonist?? hormone therapy faced a 44 percent greater risk of diabetes and a 16 percent greater risk of coronary disease when compared to those not receiving the hormones. “Patients and physicians need to be aware of the elevated risk as they make treatment decisions,” said study...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cancer Therapy Elevates Risk of Disease | 9/25/2006 | See Source »

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