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[Preventing prostate carcinoma in men with familial disposition].
Der Urologe. Ausg. A - 1 Nov 2002
Paiss T, Gschwend J E, Maier C, Eisele M, Vogel W, Hautmann R E, Herkommer K
Abstract excerpt
A family history is one of the strongest risk factors for prostate cancer (PC). We evaluated the detection rate of PC in relatives of 119 German PC families that took part in ongoing linkage analyses. Brothers of patients with sporadic prostate cancer aged < 55 years at onset were included as well. Responses were received from 120/196 (61.2%) individuals of the familial and 67/120 (55.8%) of the sporadic group....
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