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Family history, perceived risk, and prostate cancer screening among African American men.

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Nov 2006

Bloom Joan R, Stewart Susan L, Oakley Girvan Ingrid, Oakley-Girvans Ingrid, Banks Priscilla Jane, Chang Subo

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BACKGROUND: Many African American men have two major risk factors for prostate cancer. By ethnicity alone, they have twice the risk of Euro-American men of developing prostate cancer. Having a family history (brother or father with prostate cancer) also doubles their risk. The major hypotheses te...

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PMID: 17119042
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0738

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