This presentation reviews data on the familial component of prostate cancer and evidence to
support a role of genetic susceptibility in this common and complex disease. Data from case …

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men worldwide and is
likely to be caused by a number of genes with different modes of inheritance, population …

Objective: We evaluated if epidemiological features of familial prostate cancer are
associated with certain clinical or histopathological characteristics of the disease. Methods …

Epidemiological data have not yet enabled physicians to look beyond age and race to
identify men at increased risk for prostate cancer. We conducted a hospital-based case …

Prostate cancer (PC) is the most frequent malignant tumor among men over 50 years old. Its
incidence varies according to countries and ethnic groups. Known risk factors are race and …

Prostate cancer (PCa) has a large familial component, but understanding of its genetic basis
is fragmentary. Breast cancers may be associated with PCa, but whether this is true for other …

Objectives. Rates of prostate cancer in Kingston, Jamaica are extremely high (occurring in
more than 300 men out of 100,000 in 1989 to 1993). This article addresses the familial …

The incidence of prostate cancer (CaP) and its increase in the last 10 years vary both from
country to country and according to the ethnic group, with the highest incidence reported for …

PURPOSE: Hereditary prostate cancer accounts for 5% to 10% of all prostate cancer cases.
We assessed clinical characteristics and survival in patients with hereditary prostate cancer …

A 10-cM genomewide scan of 94 families with hereditary prostate cancer, including 432
affected men, was used to identify regions of putative prostate cancer–susceptibility loci …