COMPARE BEAST.COM: Former tennis star John McEnroe, a prominent new US campaigner for prostate cancer testing, is being paid for his efforts by the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline—which just happens to make dutasteride (Avodart), a prostate medication. READ MORE>
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What’s not being said about prostate cancer screening – it’s complicated
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, Screening debate, tagged COMPARE BEAST.COM, Dutasteride (Avodart), Former tennis star, John McEnroe, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer screening, prostate medication, Screening debate, US campaigner for prostate cancer testing on September 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
PROSTATE RESEARCH: Drug used for enlarged prostate also reduces cancer risk
Posted in Enlarged prostate, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment news, tagged benign prostatic hyperplasia, cancer research, Dutasteride (Avodart), Enlarged prostate, prostablog, prostate, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate on April 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »
BIO-MEDICINE: Dutasteride (Avodart), a commonly prescribed drug to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, has been shown to lower the risk of prostate cancer by 23 percent in men with an increased risk of the disease, according to results of an international clinical trial presented yesterday at the American Urological Association annual meeting in Chicago. READ MORE>
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