In a study conducted by researchers including Ian M Thompson MD at the University of Texas Health Science Centre, findings suggest that Finasteride may help reduce the risk of some types of prostate cancer.

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The study took 18,882 healthy men over the age of 55 who had been given digital rectal examinations and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests. The subjects in the study had normal digital rectal examination results and had prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels under 3.0 ng/mLs.

The study was conducted over the duration of seven years and the sample was divided into two separate groups which were a Finasteride 5mg group and a placebo group.

Both groups received yearly examinations and at the end of the seven year study all remaining participants underwent a prostate biopsy.

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The results from the study showed that after seven years 18.4% of men receiving Finasteride 5mg were diagnosed with prostate cancer which compared favorably with  the 24.4% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the placebo group. The researchers suggested that the use of Finasteride had  produced a 24.8% reduction in prostate cancer between the two groups during the seven year study.

However, the researchers did also find that the frequency of more severe types of prostate cancer was higher in the Finasteride group than in the placebo group.

Prostate cancer effects up to 650,000 men worldwide and accounts for up to nearly 25% of new diagnoses of male cancers in the UK. Recently, Max Clifford, the public relations guru who represents Simon Cowell, appeared on morning television talking about the disease. Mr. Clifford was diagnosed after an annual check-up at the doctors and said "I hope that by speaking out I can encourage other men to have regular check-ups and perhaps save lives too."

Should you be unlucky enough to develop prostate cancer, there are a number of treatments available.

Brachytherapy is a procedure where radioactive isotopes, commonly referred to as seeds (think rice), are implanted into the prostate. Once implanted, the 'seeds' irradiate the prostate slowly over time.

Hormonal treatments are specifically designed to reduce the effects of testosterone because it is a major factor in the reproduction and spread of cancer cells in the prostate. One type of hormonal treatment is 'anti androgen' therapy. Anti androgens are medicines that block the testosterone from getting to the cancer cells in order to stop the cancer from growing. Examples of anti androgen drugs include Flutamide (Drogenil) and Bicalutamide (Casodex).

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