03-10-2011, 04:48 PM
Ans. D . Finasteride is the only drug in the list proven to reduce prostate cancer risk in men . The PCPT ( Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial) has conclusively shown that finasteride can reduce the incidence of prostate cancer. ( dr.red preventive medicine)
SELECT trial is still ongoing and has not shown any cancer prevention role of selenium in preliminary data. SELECT stands for the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial.Beta carotene is detrimental and increases lung cancer risk. Vitamin D trials so far have not shown that supplementation will reduce the cancer risk though the trials have found some association between the deficiency and cancer.
I was amazed to see on archer blog how many people chose beta carotene. It is mentioned like this, "Beta-Carotene is a great distractor in this question as everyone must have heard a lot about it. However, it does not prevent cancer infact, increases lung cancer risk ".
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