Asthma Inhalers ‘Increase The Risk of Prostate Cancer’

A study has found the biggest danger appears to be among men with severe asthma who need steroid tablets or injections

Preliminary research: A study has found the biggest danger appears to be among men with severe asthma who need steroid tablets or injections

Drugs used by thousands of men in Britain to treat asthma may increase the risk of prostate cancer, according to research.

It shows men who regularly take inhaled steroids to keep their asthma under control are almost 40 per cent more likely than men without asthma to develop a tumour. [Read more...]