Finasteride for chemoprevention of prostate cancer: why has it not been embraced?

J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jul 20;25(21):2999-3000. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.10.3549.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • California
  • Chemoprevention / methods*
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Finasteride / therapeutic use*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / mortality
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Finasteride