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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Blood clot risk high for men with prostate cancer

Blood clot risk high for men with prostate cancer
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A recent British study has found that men with prostate cancer have more than double the chances of suffering from thromboembolism.
Thromboembolism is a condition in which blood clot (“thrombus”) forms and then breaks off and travels through the bloodstream to another part of the body such as legs or lungs.

Researchers from Kings College London, United Kingdom, wrote in the journal, The Lancet Oncology, that the risk was further increased for men undergoing endocrine therapy, also called hormone therapy or hormone treatment.


A recent British study has found that men with prostate cancer have more than double the chances of suffering from thromboembolism. Thromboembolism is a condition in which blood clot (“thrombus”) forms and then breaks off and travels through the bloodstream to another part of the body such as legs or lungs. Researchers from Kings College London, United [...]


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