OBJECTIVES:(1) To determine the frequency of familial (at least 2 cases) and hereditary
forms of prostate cancer (CaP),(2) to define the results according to the patient's age at …

Although all men are at increased risk for prostate cancer developing with increasing age, a
family history of prostate cancer in a first-degree relative multiplies that risk approximately …

Abstract The Swedish Family-Cancer Database has been used for some 10 years in the
study of familial risks at all common sites. In the present paper we describe some of the main …

Background To investigate the correlation between family history of prostate cancer (PCa)
and survival (overall and cancer specific) in patients undergoing treatment for PCa. Methods …

Purpose Overall 1 in 5 patients with prostate cancer has a positive family history. In this
report we evaluated the association between family history and long-term outcomes …

Objectives. To confirm, in a study of a large, independent cohort of families with prostate
cancer, the findings of three segregation analyses that have suggested the existence of an …

BACKGROUND Familial risks by proband status and age are useful for clinical counseling,
and they can be used to calculate population‐attributable fractions (PAFs), which show the …

Prostate cancer risk has been associated with a family history of the disease. A two-to three-
fold increase in risk has been observed in several studies. Details concerning modification …

Objective To evaluate the risk of concordant cancers in patients with prostate cancer (CaP)
and examine whether this risk differed according to family history of CaP. Materials and …

Background We investigated prevalence of familial and hereditary prostate cancer (PCa) in
Asian population, and compared clinical characteristics between familial and sporadic …