Swedish Registry Study Shows Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Increased All Cardiovascular Mortality

10/06/09 • 4 min

Oncology Times Broadcast News Swedish Registry Study Shows Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Increased All Cardiovascular Mortality Mieke Van Hemelrijck at ECCO15-ESMO34 on findings that cardiovascular mortality from heart failure and arrhythmia in addition to ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction increased among patients treated with endocrine therapy—of whatever type—for their prostate cancer.

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Aromatase Inhibitor Better Than Tamoxifen For Initial Adjuvant Therapy For Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer, But Compliance An Issue!

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