Hormonal Treatment for Male-Pattern Hair Loss: Implications for Cancer of the Prostate

    October 2002 in “ BJUI ”
    W. G. Anderson, N.M. Harris, Stuart Holmes
    Studysummary Finasteride treats hair loss but may affect prostate cancer detection.
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    1. Immunohistochemical Localization of Types 1 and 2 5α-Reductase in Human Scalp British Journal of Dermatology · 1999
    2. Finasteride in the Treatment of Men with Androgenetic Alopecia Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1998
    3. The Effect of Finasteride in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia The New England Journal of Medicine · 1992