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Pronounced: (fin-AST-er-ide)
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Drugs Avodart, Proscar Rejected by FDA for Use as Prostate Cancer...
Drugs that fall into the category of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5 ARIs), such as Avodart (dutasteride) and Proscar (finasteride) have... Read more »
Proscar, Aggressive Tumor Risk Questioned
Proscar, a widely used drug used to shrink the prostate, may not cause aggressive prostate cancer tumors after all. Back in 2003, a big... Read more »
Prostate-Shrinking Medications
In 1992, Merck introduced a revolutionary drug finasteride (Proscar). This drug was the first drug introduced that reduces the size of the... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs
One out of six men in the US will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime - that means a lot of men with residual erectile... Read more »
Got ED? Think About Your Prostate
Because the two can be closely linked, when I hear "ED" I often think "prostate." Here are two news bulletins that provide important... Read more »
From Our Sources
Proscar appears safer than first thought
Researchers say the prostate drug finasteride (Proscar/Propecia) may not be as much of a health risk as previously thought. The drug has been shown... Read more »
Baldness drug may prevent prostate cancer
Experts say that healthy men over the age of 55 may want to consider taking the drug finasteride. A recent survey of 15 studies found that the... Read more »
Avodart found to reduce prostate risk
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... Read more »
Prostate cancer
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Cancer - prostate; Biopsy - prostate; Prostate biopsy; Gleason scorePreventionFollowing a vegetarian, low-fat diet or one that is similar to the... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Highlights
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