Clinical trial finds hormone patches to be effective for locally advanced prostate cancer

Hormone patches are as good at controlling locally advanced prostate cancer as the injections typically used to deliver hormone therapy, according to the results of a large clinical trial led by UCL (University College London) researchers. Men with cancer that has spread just outside the prostate are given hormone therapy to suppress levels of testosterone which the cancer needs to grow. Most commonly, this is done by injections of drugs that block testosterone production.