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Does finasteride (1mg daily) skew psa results when testing for prostate cancer? given family history of prostate cancer (father had it), i want to be sure taking finasteride wont make it more difficult to test for and detect prostate cancer?
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Your testing for prostate cancer will/ should start around age 35yrs, 1 mg of Finasteride should not change the PSA significantly. If you are prescribed it pl let the doc know your family history
Answered 2/20/2023
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