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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Hrt patches for menopause can help treat prostate cancer but has one main side effect | History Defined

Patches typically used to alleviate symptoms of menopause in women could offer a new treatment pathway for a specific type of prostate cancer, according to a new study.

Researchers at University College London (UCL) investigated whether these patches could rival the effectiveness of current injection-based hormone therapies.

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