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When someone has prostate cancer, the first thing they do is give them hormones to suppress testosterone.


There is a difference between treating prostate cancer and preventing it. Both of the following are true:

* Androgen suppression treats prostate cancer

* Low testosterone is associated with developing prostate cancer

This paper suggests there is a saturation model at work. Zero T does prevent prostate cancer, but above a certain very low level the risk does not grow.

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=test...




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