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On one hand the critics of PSA don't like it because men are diagnosed with non aggressive disease and subjected to debilitating treatments. Along comes the use of Avodart that disguises the less aggressive form of prostate cancer and increases of the more aggressive prostate cancer. If you have been reading all the problems about …
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Using finasteride and dutasteride to prevent prostate cancer February 13th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer A recent study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has reanalyzed data regarding Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) to see if it is possible to address this problem. The authors state two conclusions: Clinicians wishing to reduce the risk of any biopsy-detectable prostate cancer should …
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