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News|Articles|September 1, 2003

Treatment for male pattern baldness delays prostate cancer

Finasteride (Propecia, Merck), an inhibitor of 5a-reductase, prevents or delays the appearance of prostate cancer by 24.8% (P<.001), according to researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.

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