PhD candidate Asli Munzur looked at blood mutations caused by two cancer treatments to work out potential side effects of a promising new cancer drug recently approved for use treating prostate cancer. Story by Michelle Gamage, The Tyee’s health reporter. Published July 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/08/Prostate-Cancer-Drug-Hope-And-Risks/

For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks

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