Hormone Therapy Found to Impair Mental Functions

Again from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, as reported in the Urology Times newspaper, androgen ablation was reported at the American Urology Association meeting this year to impair concentration, spatial ability, multitasking and other cognitive capacities. The researchers suggest patients be advised of this effect, and further study, including brain imaging, be pursued. The study was published in the July 28 online edition of the journal Cancer.

Earlier this year an increased risk of cardiovascular events was associated with Hormone Therapy.

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