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Finasteride For Prostate Cancer
Let's summarize another study.In the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, 18,882 men, age 55 or over, received either finasteride (Proscar) 5 mg/day or placebo.
Finasteride did appear to prevent or delay the appearance of prostate cancer and to improve urinary flow in the men who took it; however, men taking finasteride were more likely to suffer sexual dysfunction and were more likely to get high-grade prostate cancer.
This study leaves us with the question does it do more good than harm to take finasteride to prevent prostate cancer.
Reference:
Thompson IM, Goodman PJ, Tangen CM, Lucia MS, Miller GJ, Ford LG, Lieber MM, Cespedes RD, Atkins JN, Lippman SM, Carlin SM, Ryan A, Szczepanek CM, Crowley JJ, Coltman CA Jr: The influence of finasteride on the development of prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jul 17;349(3):215-24. Epub 2003 Jun 24.
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By Bradley Hennenfent,
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November 21, 2004
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