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May 2018 in “The Journal of Urology” Men taking 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors before or after bladder cancer diagnosis had a lower risk of dying from the disease.
20 citations,
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19 citations,
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19 citations,
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18 citations,
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18 citations,
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17 citations,
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17 citations,
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15 citations,
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13 citations,
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12 citations,
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11 citations,
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10 citations,
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9 citations,
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