PURPOSE: A family history of prostate cancer is an important risk factor for this disease. The
clinical presentation and prognosis of familial disease remain uncertain. In this study these …

Objectives To compare traditional prognostic characteristics of familial vs sporadic prostate
cancers and to investigate potential detection biases arising from differences in the use of …

Purpose: We analyzed the outcome after radical prostatectomy of patients with familial
prostate cancer versus patients with sporadic prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: The …

Purpose: There are conflicting reports concerning whether prostate cancer in families with
multiple affected members has different clinical and pathological features than sporadic …

Objective To estimate the survival of men with familial prostate cancer and compare them
with prostate cancer cases unselected for family history. Patients and methods The overall …

Abstract Study Type-Aetiology (cohort) Level of Evidence 2b OBJECTIVE• To describe
clinical and histopathological characteristics of Finnish familial prostate cancer (PCa) …

Prostate cancer is a significant public health problem. There are about 14000 cases per year
in England and Wales, and 10000 deaths [J]. In the USA, it is the most common malignancy …

Prostate cancer is a pervasive disease in the USA, with about 244000 cases diagnosed in
1995 [1]. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and the second most common …

Background In a large number of studies a positive family history is documented as one of
the main risk factors for the development of prostate cancer. In a US population an …

BACKGROUND A positive family history is one of the strongest known risk factors for
prostate carcinoma in addition to age and race. In this article, the authors present age …