FDA approves new prostate cancer drug

December 29, 2008

(AP) -- Federal regulators on Monday said they have approved the first new drug to treat prostate cancer in several years.

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OregonWind - Dec 29, 2008
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Now this is puzzling. I learned that Prostate Cancer are linked to lower level of testosterone encountered in aging men. As you grow older, the level of testosterone drops and the risk of cancer increases. Men with normal level of testosterone are at lower risk, so they say. However, once you develop the cancer (whatever reason) then testosterone would actually work against you. Is that the case?
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