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Finasteride in the treatment of alopecia

Finasteride, a 5α-reductase inhibitor, is approved for treating male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia) and works by reducing levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone linked to hair loss. Taken orally at 1 mg/day, it significantly improves hair growth and density by preventing the miniaturization of hair follicles. While generally well-tolerated, the

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Time, symptom burden, androgen deprivation, and self-assessed quality of life after radical prostatectomy or watchful waiting: the Randomized Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group Study Number 4 (SPCG-4) clinical trial

This randomized controlled trial compared radical prostatectomy (RP) with watchful waiting (WW) in 695 men with early prostate cancer over a median follow-up of 12 years, assessing symptom burden, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) use, and quality of life (QoL). RP was associated with lower prostate cancer-specific mortality but higher rates

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