Testosterone therapy not linked to recurrence of prostate cancer after treatment: Study
Written By : Medha Baranwal
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2020-08-07 16:04 GMT | Update On 2020-08-07 16:04 GMT
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USA: Testosterone therapy(TT) is safe after definitive treatment of localized prostate cancer in appropriate patients, suggests a recent study in the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. According to the study, after surgery or radiation, TT did not increase the risks of prostate-cancer specific or overall mortality and biochemical recurrence.
Reith R. Sarkar, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA, and colleagues analyzed the risks of biochemical recurrence and mortality in men receiving TT after treatment for localized prostate cancer.
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