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Testosterone Therapy Does Not Increase Prostate Cancer Risks
Many physicians and aging adults have called testosterone a 'fountain of youth' since the
hormone was first synthesized in 1934. Supplementing testosterone to prevent the effects of
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aging is highly controversial, in part because the hormone might promote prostate cancer. In
fact, suppressing testosterone with drugs is a common treatment for men with prostate enlargement
or cancer. Do testosterone supplements promote prostate cancer? In a review in literature,
researchers from the College of Physicians and Surgeons Of Columbia University concluded that
testosterone therapy did not increase the risk of prostate cancer nor did it increase
prostate-specific antigen levels. (PSA is a test to detect prostate enlargement and cancer.)
They evaluated 197 studies and made their recommendation based on 44 well-controlled experiments.
Testosterone supplements do not increase the risk of prostate cancer. In fact, low testosterone
levels are linked to an increased risk of the disease. (International Journal of Impotence
Research, 21: 9-23, 2009)