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STAT+: For prostate cancer patients set on surgery, new hormone regimen may improve outcomes, study finds
By doing hormone therapy up front in prostate cancer cases, the hope was to shrink the relapse rate after surgery. Results were encouraging.
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A new study suggests that a hormone regimen may enhance outcomes for prostate cancer patients who opt for surgery. The regimen involves administering hormone therapy before surgery, with the goal of reducing the likelihood of cancer recurrence. This approach appears to be effective, as the study found that patients who received the hormone therapy experienced a lower rate of relapse compared to those who did not.
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