Fina/duta increase risk of high-grade prostate cancer

[christer12]

Finasteride and dutasteride increase risk of high-grade prostate cancer
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This scared me a bit! :shock:

 

[Prop]

This scared me a bit! :shock:

it has already discussed here

it's worth of note that fina/duta were advertised like cancer prevention drugs !
this scary me more

 

[Wuffer]

Propecia, finasteride and dutasteride were never advertised as cancer prevention drugs. There was (and I believe still is) interest in obtaining FDA approvals for this purpose, but it's illegal for either company to advertise that their drugs do this.

The long term finasteride prostate cancer trial showed a significant reduction in low-grade tumors (I recall somewhere around 1/3 reduction in these tumors), but a small increase in high grade tumors. However, it's not entirely clear whether or not these high grade tumors were simply found because prostate sizes were reduced, or as a direct cause of Finasteride. I believe there is still potential in using 5ARI's as a preventative medication for prostate cancer, but clearly more studies need to be done to determine how it can be used effectively and what the real risks are.

The Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society even came out saying the FDA was way too hasty in their warning, and doesn't believe Finasteride increases risk of prostate cancer. Many doctors believe finasteride improves the ability to detect pre-existing tumors (as I mentioned, because the prostate is shrunken) which would very well be a life saver. People are much too quick to write Finasteride off as a killer cancer causing drug, when in fact the opposite may be true. As men, we all need as much as help as we can get to protect against prostate cancer.

Here is the interview with the Chief Medical Officer:

http://www.thebaldtruth.com/hair-loss/p ... ncer-risk/

 

[Prop]

Propecia, finasteride and dutasteride were never advertised as cancer prevention drugs. There was (and I believe still is) interest in obtaining FDA approvals for this purpose, but it's illegal for either company to advertise that their drugs do this. /

mm probably i mistaked, i read it somewhere,,,

when i have more time i search again