Sunday, October, 25, 2009
Avodart For Prostate
September 14, 2009
A large clinical trial has found that the drug Avodart reduces the risk of prostate cancer. The study of 8,100 men who had elevated PSA levels found that Avodart (dutasteride) reduced the risk of all
biopsy-detectable prostate cancer by 23 percent over four years when compared to a placebo. The study's authors say they did not find a higher incidence of high-grade tumors, which is a problem that previously plagued rival drug Proscar.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Jay Motola
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Health Expert
...are the differences between Flomax, Uroxatral, and Avodart? Flomax and Uroxatral are both...
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By Jay Motola
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Health Expert
... More recently another 5-ARI drug dutasteride (Avodart) has also been released. This drug...
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By Jay Motola
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Health Expert
...perfomance have been linked with the use of Bactrim. Avodart (dutasteride) is a drug that could...
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By Jay Motola
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Health Expert
...Motola, I'm in my mid-70s and have been taking Avodart and Flomax for the last two years...
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By Jay Motola
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Health Expert
...rectal examination. Patients taking Proscar or Avodart may often have low PSA values. This...
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Health Guide
...Journal of Urology found that doctors can accurately calculate PSA levels in men who take dutasteride (
Avodart) by doubling the PSA values. The PSA test is a blood test for detecting
prostate...
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...for men with smaller
prostates.5-alpha-reductase inhibitors. Finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (
Avodart) block the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, the male hormone that...
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...Conditions with Similar SymptomsBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)In up to half of men in their 40s, the
prostate begins to enlarge through a process of cell multiplication called benign prostatic...
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Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that arises in the
prostate gland. As with any cancer, if it is advanced or left untreated in early stages, it can eventually spread through the blood...
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...Institutewww.cancer.org -- American Cancer Societywww.asco.org -- American Society of Clinical Oncologywww.
prostatecancerfoundation.org --
Prostate Cancer Foundationwww.pcacoalition.org --...
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Medications
... This medication is used to shrink an enlarged prostate in men with a condition called... Read more »
...affect the results of the blood test used to detect prostate cancer (PSA). Make sure laboratory... Read more »
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