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Association of 17 prostate cancer susceptibility loci with prostate cancer risk in Chinese men
The Prostate, 11/02/09

Zheng SL et al. – The study shows that multiple prostate cancer risk loci identified in European populations by GWAS are also associated with prostate cancer risk in Chinese men, a low–risk population with mostly clinically relevant cancers. Larger studies in Chinese and Asian populations are needed to confirm these findings and the role of these risk loci in prostate cancer etiology in Asian men.

Risk of dying from prostate cancer in men randomized to screening
Cancer, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 72%

Validation in a Multiple Urology Practice Cohort of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Calculator for Predicting Prostate Cancer Detection
The Journal of Urology, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 71%

Routine evaluation of prostate size not as effective in cancer screening
EurekAlert, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 71%

A prospective study of lifetime physical activity and prostate cancer incidence and mortality
British Journal of Cancer, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 71%

Prostate specific antigen for early detection of prostate cancer: longitudinal study
British Medical Journal, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 71%