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Researchers are hailing a breakthrough treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could avoid the side-effects of traditional life-long hormone therapies. A clinical trial at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has found single-dose radiotherapy halts the spread of the disease in men.


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By Vivienne Buttigieg, Gareth Boreham

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Researchers are hailing a breakthrough treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could avoid the side-effects of traditional life-long hormone therapies. A clinical trial at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has found single-dose radiotherapy halts the spread of the disease in men.



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