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Risk of prostate cancer in relatives of prostate cancer patients in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study.
PLoS medicine - 1 Jun 2021
Xu Xing, Kharazmi Elham, Tian Yu, Mukama Trasias, Sundquist Kristina, Sundquist Jan, Brenner Hermann, Fallah Mahdi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based guidance for starting ages of screening for first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with prostate cancer (PCa) to prevent stage III/IV or fatal PCa is lacking in current PCa screening guidelines. We aimed to provide evidence for risk-adapted starting age of screening for relatives of patients with PCa. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In this register-based nationwide cohort study, all men (aged...
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