Objectives. Prostate cancer (PCa) has a familial predisposition imparting an increased risk
of developing the disease in those with a family history. The pathologic characteristics are …

A genetic component in prostate cancer has been recognized for decades. Through
numerous epidemiological and molecular biological studies much evidence has …

The aim of this study was to calculate the familial risk for prostate cancer (PC) for different
family relationships. PC was studied in the Swedish Family-Cancer Database, updated in …

The incidence of prostate cancer has increased markedly during the past half century. We
used the data from the Swedish Cancer Registry to follow the incidence trends and age …

Recent research makes it probable that there is a hereditary form of prostate cancer. By
identifying prostate cancer cases in the Swedish twin registry it was possible to show a …

OBJECTIVE: To review current literature on the hereditary aspects of prostate cancer and to
evaluate the importance of family history in history taking and screening for prostate cancer …

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second highest cause of cancer-
related mortality in the UK A genetic component in predisposition to prostate cancer has …

Background Survival rates are increasing in patients with prostate cancer, and second
primary cancers (SPCs) are becoming more common in these patients. However, the …

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 …

Purpose: We determined whether the clinical and pathological features of hereditary
prostate cancer differ from those of sporadic prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: We …