Background The risk of high-grade prostate cancer, given a family history of cancer, has
been described in the general population, but not among men selected for prostate biopsy in …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of family history (FH) in the risk of a positive prostate biopsy
(PBx) in a large North American biopsy population as earlier reports showed increased risk …

OBJECTIVES: Family history has been identified as a risk factor for prostate cancer. We
assessed the risk of prostate cancer in men with a positive family history (at least one first …

Objective To assess the value of a positive family history (FH) as a risk factor for prostate
cancer incidence and grade among men undergoing organised prostate‐specific antigen …

Background The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between family
history of prostate cancer in a first-degree relative (FDR) and prostate cancer incidence and …

Purpose A detailed family history provides an inexpensive alternative to genetic profiling for
individual risk assessment. We updated the PCPT Risk Calculator to include detailed family …

Background Family history is a strong risk factor for prostate cancer. The aim of this study
was to investigate whether increased diagnostic activity is related to the incidence of …

Background: Familial prostate cancer risk estimates are inflated by clinically insignificant low-
risk cancer, diagnosed after prostate-specific antigen testing. We provide age-specific …

Purpose: Prostate cancer is typically a disease of elderly men and, therefore, it has not been
well characterized in those affected at a young age. With the advent of serum prostate …

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? A family history of prostate
cancer has long been identified as an important risk factor for developing the disease. This …