Harrison's Manual of Medicine
PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION
Finasteride and dutasteride have been shown to reduce the incidence of prostate cancer by 25%, but no effect on overall survival has been seen. In addition, the cancers that do occur appear to be shifted to higher Gleason grades, but the clinical course of disease does not seem to be altered.
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2020. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623749/all/PROSTATE_CANCER_PREVENTION.
PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623749/all/PROSTATE_CANCER_PREVENTION. Accessed May 2, 2025.
PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION. (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623749/all/PROSTATE_CANCER_PREVENTION
PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. [cited 2025 May 02]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623749/all/PROSTATE_CANCER_PREVENTION.
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