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Medical News | Medical Articles: Could hormone therapy for prostate cancer increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?

	July 12, 2019
	Pharmacy / Pharmacology
	The latest pharmacy / pharmacology news from News Medical

Could hormone therapy for prostate cancer increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that men who take hormone-blocking therapy for prostate cancer may be at an increased risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, compared with patients who do not receive the treatment.

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