Prevention and treatment trials need different recruitment strategies: Experience from the IBIS 1 prevention trial in Australia and New Zealand No significant financial relationships to disclose. This ...

The 24.8% relative risk reduction in prostate cancer seen in the finasteride arm prompted the early termination of the study on February 21, 2003, 15 months before its anticipated completion. While ...

I do not like to play doctor and self-medicate, but I read that some people have taken both medications together and have ...

New findings from a Finnish study confirm previous research that finasteride use is associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer. In a study of participants in the Finnish Prostate Cancer ...

Q: I was diagnosed with an enlarged prostate two months ago. I thought it was another kidney stone I needed to pass, but I had a totally blocked urethra. I was sent home from the emergency room with a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Please tell us about the safety of taking 5 mg of finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). One urologist prescribed it, claiming that it is safe and prevents serious bladder ...

A major study of nearly 19,000 men has found that a baldness drug significantly cut the risk of prostate cancer, but its side effects may keep many from using it to prevent what has become the second ...

The common hair-loss drug in Propecia and Proscar might lower men's risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels, a new study suggests. Finasteride is used to treat male pattern baldness, and ...

The PCPT has instigated a great deal of debate resulting in the limited use of finasteride for chemoprevention in the urologic community. The reluctance to initiate the widespread use of finasteride ...