Top medical groups of doctors are now giving advice, on the usage of a drug, to the men who undergo screening for prostate cancer. Finasteride contracts the prostate and curtails testosterone hormone that assists the cancer to grow. It is generally sold for the cure of urinary problems in the consequences of enlarged prostates in men.

Finasteride can minimize the risk of prostate cancer in men who are screened frequently but it has not been usually suggested on prescription to prevent the prostate cancer. Moreover, due to some side effects it is not recommended to those who don’t want screening with PSA blood test for the disease. But the individual, who is more interested to be screened, which is not sure to save life, and he can afford the use of Finasteride, should consult his doctor to take the medicine.

A study, which is considered as a milestone in this field, found that some men developed prostate cancer desspite of taking the medicine. It was also noticed that the tumors were more aggressive in those cases than they were normally found. But when it was studied further, the facts removed the ambiguity of the concept by finding, as the drug shrank the size of prostate which made the tumors to be detected easily.

The matter of advising Finasteride to prevent prostate cancer is still unsettled due to its side effects but on the other hand drug is beneficial to cure some urinary problems. Moreover, almost all the side effects set off after using the drugs for some weeks.