Commonly used drug for enlarged prostate slows growth of early-stage prostate cancer

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Dutasteride, a drug that is commonly used to treat enlargement of the prostate, might also slow the growth of early-stage prostate cancer and reduce the need for potentially debilitating treatments that carry risks of impotence and incontinence, according to an article published Online First in the Lancet.

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