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Encouraging Oz news re drug's unexpected success

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The FASEB Journal reports that a new drug from two Australian universities overcomes the twin problems plaguing researchers for decades. It halts prostate cancer metastasis and drug resistance

news.griffith.edu.au/2020/0...

faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.c...

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Exciting but doesn’t sound like they are nearly ready for wide spread human use.

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Ant_Imony in reply to6357axbz

Yes but very promising if it works - will make a huge difference to a lot of men.

Given that once the androgen resistance esponse kicks in - options start to run out - theoretically blocking this response will allow men to live a much longer life.

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