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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Storm Newton

Drug breakthrough offers hope for advanced prostate cancer patients

A study found that giving men access to cancer screening at places they go – such as shops and football clubs – encourages them to pop in for tests (Alamy/PA) -

An innovative new drug being trialled to tackle certain cancers could also benefit patients with advanced prostate cancer whose treatment has stopped working, according to scientists.

Experts hailed the discovery as an “exciting step” towards tackling treatment resistance for patients with the disease.

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