Finasteride (Proscar) is a medication that treats the symptoms of an enlarged prostate and a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia
Proscar, Avodart, and Jalyn are approved to improve symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH)
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Clinical experience of the detection of prostate cancer in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia treated with finasteride
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The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system
If you have a very high risk of prostate cancer, you and your doctor may consider medications or other treatments to reduce the risk
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However, it remains to be determined whether finasteride concentrations may affect prostate cancer risk
For men with bothersome urinary symptoms from an enlarged prostate, treatment may involve the medications dutasteride (Avodart) or finasteride (Proscar)
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Finasteride use has also been linked with male breast cancer and prostate cancer [13]
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increase in breast size and tenderness Men who are taking it are more likely to have high-grade prostate cancer
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Despite the relatively small number of bladder cancer cases (65 of 6069) among men using finasteride (compared with 966 of 60 301 nonusers), the inverse association between finasteride use and bladder cancer was significant, with a reduction of the relative risk (RR) by more than one-third (RR: 0
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The long-term adverse and beneficial consequences of finasteride have not been examined
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