Medical

Lockerbie Bomber's cancer drug

A popular term for an anti-androgenic agent which results in a 36% increase in average survival and reduced pain in men with advanced castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer.

Adverse effects
Joint swelling and discomfort, hypokalaemia, oedema, muscle discomfort, hypophosphataemia, hot flushing, diarrhoea, urinary tract infection, cough.

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