Hormone Therapy Only Helps Some Older Men With Prostate Cancer

A new study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston shows that adding hormone therapy to radiation treatment for fast-moving prostate cancer can save lives, but the benefit often doesn’t apply to men who have other serious medical problems. Study also revealed that the benefit was limited to men without other serious medical problems, such as heart attack, diabetes or stroke.

The report report is published in the Jan. 23 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.