Clinical factors affecting prostate-specific antigen levels in prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a retrospective study

Background: Since prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels can be influenced by some routinely available clinical factors, a retrospective study was conducted to explore the influence of obesity, smoking habit, heavy drinking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on PSA levels in men with histolog...

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Published in:	Future Science OA
Main Authors:	Giovanni Tarantino, Felice Crocetto, Concetta Di Vito, Raffaele Martino, Savio Domenico Pandolfo, Massimiliano Creta, Achille Aveta, Carlo Buonerba, Ciro Imbimbo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021-03-01
Subjects:	BMI COPD Gleason score heavy drinking smoking habit total PSA
Online Access:	https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2020-0154