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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jane Kirby

Life-extending prostate cancer drug to be made available to thousands more patients

Thousands of men suffering from prostate cancer are set to gain access to a life-extending drug on the NHS following a significant expansion of eligibility criteria.

Previously, the hormone therapy abiraterone, which functions by inhibiting testosterone production throughout the body, was only available to patients whose cancer had already spread.

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