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Combo treatment for prostate cancer cuts deaths (AP)
« on: 16 Dec, 2008, 12:00:04 »
Combo treatment for prostate cancer cuts deaths (AP)

AP - Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hormone-blocking drugs cut the death rate in half in a study of Scandinavian men, researchers report. In the United States, the combination has been standard care since the 1990s. But in Europe, many doctors have avoided the combo treatment and used hormone drugs alone, thinking the pair would be too harsh for most patients.

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