Thousands of men are set to benefit from a new prostate cancer drug which has been approved for use on the NHS
Angela Culhane, chief executive at Prostate Cancer UK, said:"This is fantastic news for thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer, especially those who have additional illnesses that make them unsuitable for chemotherapy.
There are an estimated 8,500 men who will be able to access the drug, which works by blocking the effect of the hormone testosterone on prostate cancer cells.
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