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Radiation Oncology
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Dermatology
Do you adjust PSA for finasteride use when determining prostate cancer stage and risk category?
If this upstages the patient, do you modify treatment recommendations?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
We generally use the rule of 50% (real PSA is twice the lab value when on Finasteride).
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