Question 210 of 433
Does testosterone cause prostate cancer?
The short answer
Current evidence says no. In TRAVERSE, men on testosterone did not have more prostate cancer than men on placebo.
Those men had been screened beforehand, and men with known prostate cancer are still generally advised against it. Testosterone can enlarge a benign prostate slightly and will raise PSA a little, so monitoring continues.
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HUMAN TRIAL with selected screened men — No significant short-term prostate-cancer increase; long-term risk cannot be ruled out universally.Evidence grade (draft mapping)Grade pendingPart 15, Q210 · Part sources
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