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Does Finasteride Prevent Prostate Cancer?

Finasteride and aggressive cancer of the prostate

Finasteride and aggressive cancer of the prostate

R.J. Cavanagh, MD, MPH, community/homeless, 12 Jan 2010 5:47 PM EST

Competing interests: None declared

I would appreciate the update of the research of 2003, as many are of the opinion that the study concluded incorrectly, and finasteride is being used routinely by urology with the assumption that it does not increase aggressive cancers.

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