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Dietary supplements and prostate cancer prevention
Author(s) -
Marra Giancarlo,
Oderda Marco,
Gontero Paolo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.500
Subject(s) - prostate cancer , medicine , proposition , cancer , prostate , alternative medicine , family medicine , gynecology , pathology , philosophy , epistemology
Prevention of prostate cancer through the use of dietary supplements is an attractive proposition for patients and doctors. Many patients already turn to supplements, but doctors are not sure what to say when asked for an opinion on their potential benefits. In this article, the authors take a critical look at the evidence for supplements in prostate cancer and find that, in general, the evidence is wanting.