ASCO, Author Interviews, Boehringer Ingelheim, Journal Clinical Oncology, NYU, Prostate Cancer, Testosterone / 16.03.2017
Taking Testosterone Doesn’t Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr. Stacy Loeb MD Msc
Assistant Professor of Urology and Population Health
New York University Langone Medical Center
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: The association between exposure to testosterone replacement therapy and prostate cancer risk is controversial. The purpose of our study was to examine this issue using national registries from Sweden, with complete records on prescription medications and prostate cancer diagnoses. Overall, we found no association between testosterone use and overall prostate cancer risk. There was an early increase in favorable cancers which is likely due to a detection bias, but long-term users actually had a significantly reduced risk of aggressive disease.
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