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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...