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Study Shows Abiraterone Slows Prostate Cancer development
When prostate cancer is exposed to the male hormone testosterone and its related hormones, known as androgens, the tumor grows. By consequence, stopping the production of testosterone and androgens expects to stop the cancel development as well. This is the basic principle of hormone treatment.nnThere are two main current treatments to prevent the production of male hormones in the testes: surgical removal of the testes (castration) or medication. But these approaches are not
March 5, 2009