Prostate News Archive
06-Dec-2006
Baldness drug can skew prostate cancer test (Los Angeles Times)
The hair-loss drug Propecia interferes with the most commonly used test for prostate cancer, causing inaccurate readings that can mask the presence of the disease, researchers reported Monday. Hair-Loss Drug Skews Prostate Cancer Test (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The popular hair-loss drug Propecia can change the results of a common screen for prostate cancer, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, leading to skewed readings that might obscure the presence of disease, a new study found. Hair-loss drug interferes with prostate test (ABC 7 Chicago)
Propecia, the popular drug to prevent hair loss, may interfere with the test for prostate cancer known as the PSA or prostate specific antigen test, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital report in this week's issue of Lancet.
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