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A precision drug for prostate cancer may slow the disease’s spread

Olaparib could be used to treat men with certain genetic mutations

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Prostate cancer cells (illustrated) can spread throughout the body, forming tumors. A drug used to combat some breast and ovarian cancers may one day be used to address the hardest-to-treat prostate cancers.

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By Sofie Bates

A drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancers tied to certain genetic mutations may help combat some of the most severe cases of prostate cancer.