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Androgen Loss Accelerates Brain Tumour Growth in Mouse Models

A research paper reports that androgen deprivation via castration speeds intracranial tumour growth in mice with glioblastoma while slowing extracranial tumours. The study links the effect to elevated glucocorticoids, systemic T cell dysfunction and an immunosuppressive tumour mi…