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Review
. 2003 Mar 8;361(9360):859-64.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12713-4.

Prostate cancer epidemiology

Henrik Grönberg  1
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Review

Prostate cancer epidemiology

Henrik Grönberg. Lancet. .

Abstract

Because more and more men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer worldwide, knowledge about and prevention of this disease is important. Epidemiological studies have provided some insight about the cause of prostate cancer in terms of diet and genetic factors. However, compared with other common cancers such as breast and lung cancer, the causes remain poorly understood. Several important issues could help in our understanding of this disease-the variation in incidence of prostate cancer between ethnic populations and the factors leading to familial clustering of the diseases.

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    Sharp D. Sharp D. Lancet. 2003 Mar 8;361(9360):798. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12722-5. Lancet. 2003. PMID: 12642044 No abstract available.
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