Prostate cancer treatment doubles chances of developing Alzheimer’s

A common treatment for prostate cancer potentially doubles the chances of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, a Stanford University study claims.

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), or hormone therapy, works by stopping the body’s supply of the male hormone, testosterone.

Hormone therapy is the most commonly used treatment plan for prostate cancer that has spread outside of the prostate gland.