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African American men and hereditary/familial prostate cancer: Intermediate-risk populations for chemoprevention trials.
Urology - 1 Apr 2001
Powell I J, Meyskens F L
Abstract excerpt
The risk of prostate cancer diagnosis among African Americans is 66% greater than among European American men. For African Americans with a family history of hereditary prostate cancer the increased risk of diagnosis is even greater. Thus, this population should be a prime target for chemoprevention strategies. In addition to the higher incidence of prostate cancer among African Americans compared with other...
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