Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in united States males.
Unfortunately, numerous controversies surround clinical management for early stage …

The incidence of clinical prostate cancer varies across countries and ethnic groups. Genetic
and epigenetic factors have been suggested as possible explanations to these variations …

A family history of prostate cancer is a consistent risk factor for prostate cancer, and can also
be used to predict the presence of prostate cancer among asymptomatic men who undergo …

Prostate adenocarcinoma is a remarkably common disease in middle-aged and elderly men
all over the world. Although studies are methodologically limited and flawed, it appears that …

Prostate cancer is currently the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in American men.
Approximately 38,000 men die from this disease annually in this country (Boring et al. 1994) …

BACKGROUND It seems unlikely that the large ethnic differences in prostate cancer risk can
be explained completely by ethnic differences in diet or other lifestyle characteristics …

The most important known risk factors for prostate cancer are age, ethnicity, and inherited
genetic variants. The genetic risk factors for adenocarcinoma of the prostate are reviewed …

Our understanding of the genetic basis of human carcinogenesis while far from complete
has increased greatly over the past two decades. It is now clear that there exists multiple …

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 …

Multiple factors contribute to the high incidence and prevalence of prostate cancer including
race, ethnicity, diet, environment, widespread awareness through prostate-specific antigen …