Prostate Cancer

Study Finds No Preventive Benefit of Finasteride in High-Risk Men

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 21st, 1998

A new study by the University of Southern California (USC)/Norris Cancer Center scientists raises serious questions about the potential use of the drug finasteride to prevent prostate cancer.

Scientists have theorized that finasteride, sold under the brand name Proscar and commonly used to treat benign prostate disease, might offer men a way to cut their risk of developing prostate cancer.

Yet, "it appears that finasteride may not be effective as a chemopreventive agent against prostate cancer, at least in men with high PSA levels," according to Ronald K. Ross, MD, USC professor of preventive medicine and deputy director of the USC/Norris Cancer...

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