Smoking and prostate cancer: a life course analysis

Smoking and prostate cancer: a life course analysis

Abstract Background Inconsistent associations between smoking status and prostate cancer (PC) could be due to exposure assessment error. Reconstructing smoking behaviors over the life course could reduce exposure assessment error. Methods As part of a case-control study, we identified 402 incident a...

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Main Authors: Evelyn Jiménez-Mendoza, Ruth A. Vázquez-Salas, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, Isaac Roberto Labra-Salgado, Hugo A. Manzanilla-García, Luisa E. Torres-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gleason
Prostate cancer
Smoking index
Smoking patterns
Mexico
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4065-7

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