Finasteride in Male Breast Cancer

August 2004 in “ Medisch-Farmaceutische Mededelingen ”

H. R. de Vries

finasteride dihydrotestosterone testosterone benign prostatic hypertrophy gynecomastia intraductal mammary carcinoma Proscar BPH

TLDR Long-term use of finasteride may cause breast cancer in men.

Finasteride, known as Proscar, was a medication used for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) that worked by inhibiting the conversion of testosterone to the more potent dihydrotestosterone. Notable side effects included reduced libido, impotence, and gynecomastia. A concerning finding from the MTOPS study in 2003 indicated that long-term use of finasteride (average of 22 months) appeared to sporadically cause intraductal mammary carcinoma in men.

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