Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may up Alzheimer's disease risk

Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may up Alzheimer's disease risk:

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Men taking androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer were almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the years that followed than those who didn’t undergo the therapy, an analysis of medical records from two large hospital systems by Penn Medicine and Stanford University researchers has shown.


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