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Risk of prostate cancer associated with a family history in an era of rapid increase in prostate cancer diagnosis (Australia).
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Mar 2003
Staples M P, Giles G G, English D R, McCredie M R E, Severi G, Cui J S, Hopper J L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We conducted a case-control study of prostate cancer and familial risk of the disease in Australia between 1994 and 1998, a period during which the incidence of prostate cancer increased dramatically with widespread use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. METHODS: 1475 cases and 1405 controls were asked about prostate cancer in their first-degree relatives. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated...
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