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Sandman
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Registered: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,311 |
Finasteride and Prostate Cancer On numerous occassions ImmortalHair has asserted that taking Finasteride greatly increases your chances of getting cancer of the Prostate.Here's a link to a new study that shows that taking Finasteride actually reduces your chances of getting Prostate cancer! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080518152633.htm
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 5/19/2008 12:24
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nidhogge
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Registered: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,215 |
And who is that study sponsored by Sandman?
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| 5/19/2008 1:48
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bcapop
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Registered: Aug 2007 Posts: 825 |
If you go off Finasteride it does, not greatly though.
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| 5/19/2008 2:40
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ronlev
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Registered: Dec 1999 Posts: 145 |
Sandman, The real issue is that using any DHT blocker (finasteride or dutasteride) will reduce the normal levels of PSA (prostate-specific antigen). Having abnormally low levels of PSA does not cause cancer but it does make it harder to detect it if it is present. The way around this is to inform your physician that you are on finasteride or dutasteride and he/she will use a different normal range to assess your PSA levels. RonLev
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| 5/19/2008 8:56
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BobTheBuilder
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Registered: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,803 |
Your an idiot plain and simple if you believe it safe to take fin. It lowers your chance of prostate cancer but increases your chance of other cancers which most likely will kill you. The studies have been mentioned before. Simple stay away from drugs that play with hormones.
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| 5/20/2008 12:08
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philly
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Registered: Dec 2007 Posts: 118 |
Re: Finasteride and Prostate Cancer sandman, I've left a PM for you over at HLH.As for the fin, that's good to hear! There were conflicting reports on this before so it was about time the scientists sorted this out.
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| 5/21/2008 3:16
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hairlosser
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Registered: Sep 2007 Posts: 337 |
I remember reading a study that said fin lowered prostate cancer risk but that those in the study who did get prostate cancer had more malignant forms. DHT is your friend whether you think so or not.
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| 5/21/2008 4:18
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Sandman
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Registered: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,311 |
hairlosser: The study I referred to in this post is the same one you refer to. However, the results have been reevaluated! BTW, BobTheBuilder, I'm not aware of any studies, as you assert, that show that Finasteride "increases your chance of other cancers which most likely will kill you." Please be so kind as to provide us with documentation. Thanks!
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| 5/22/2008 12:22
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hitman11
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Registered: Feb 2007 Posts: 132 |
everything this days cause cancer so why bothering with that when everything we do everything we eat even breathing air can cause cancer are we going to stop living and stop doing what we want because of that come on
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| 5/22/2008 3:46
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