whether they should take finasteride (Proscar) to PREVENT prostate cancer
August 2003
Lots of men will be asking whether they should take finasteride (Proscar) to PREVENT prostate cancer.
This is similar to the decision some women face...whether to take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer.
A new landmark trial shows that finasteride reduces the risk of prostate cancer by 25% in men age 55 and older.
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