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Does this mean that taking finasteride will help prevent prostate cancer?

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Does this mean that taking finasteride will help prevent prostate cancer?

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A. No, that would be presumptuous. However, Merck conducted a prospective seven-year study of men taking 5 mg finasteride/day to determine whether or not they have a smaller incidence of prostate cancer as compared to a matching population and, in fact, they did.