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A member asked:

Avodart keeps psa low. so how would the psa test help somebody diagnose prostate cancer if the med keeps the number low?

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Dr. Austin Yeargan answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

No affect survival: Scroll down to medications part. Have to adjust PSA concentration 'manually' depending on how long you've been on 5a-reductatse inhibitor. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718972_4

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Answered 6/12/2017

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