Androgen deprivation therapy increases risk of heart failure in men with prostate cancer

(Kaiser Permanente) Men with localized prostate cancer who received androgen deprivation therapy, a hormone treatment, were at significantly higher risk of heart failure than men who did not receive this therapy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the British Journal of Cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news