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Ask the doctor: BPH drugs for preventing prostate cancer
Q. I take Avodart for my enlarged prostate. But I heard that Avodart increases prostate cancer risk. Is that true? Should I quit taking Avodart?
A. You are on the right track about the cancer risk, but it's complicated.
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