Orthopedic News

August 19, 2004

Hormone Therapy Increases Risk of Bone Fractures in Prostate Cancer

"According to results presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), hormone therapy, also referred to as androgen deprivation therapy, increases the risk of bone fractures in men with prostate cancer that has not spread to distant sites in the body."

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