Saturday, August 24, 2013

Should Men Take Finasteride to Prevent Prostate Cancer ?

A recent update to an important study analyzes whether the benefits outweigh the risks to taking finasteride to prevent prostate cancer.

Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses this subject in this new video from ProstateVideos.com.

New Prostate Screening Guidance 'Unbalanced'?

Medscape - August 16, 2013
Gerald Chodak

At the Prostate Cancer World Congress in Australia, a group of experts came up with some new recommendations regarding prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. This was partly in response to the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations against routine screening. This 6-point recommendation has what Dr. Gerald Chodak thinks are a number of biased statements that potentially lead to misinformation.

Read/Watch Dr. Gerald Chodak's thoughts on this matter in this Medscape report
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