Risk of prostate cancer associated with a family history in an era of rapid increase in prostate cancer diagnosis (Australia)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-166

  Staples, M P ^e   Giles, G G ^a   English, D R ^a,b   McCredie, M R E ^c   Severi, G ^d   Cui, J S ^e   Hopper, J L ^e  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Case control; Family history; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0037961565     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023073203467     Document Type: Article

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