Evaluation of Environmental Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer in a Population of Iranian Patients

Background: The Prostate cancer is the 2nd most common cancer worldwide for males, and the 5th most common cancer overall, with an estimated 900,000 new cases diagnosed in 2008 (14% of the total in males and 7% of the total overall) aim of this study was to assess some of the most proposed environme...

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Published in:Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP 2014, Vol.15 (24), p.10603-10605
Main Authors: Pouresmaeili, Farkhondeh, Hosseini, S. Jalil, Farzaneh, Farah, Karimpour, Arezoo, Azargashb, Eznollah, Yaghoobi, Mohammad, Kamarehei, Maryam
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Language:Korean
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Summary:Background: The Prostate cancer is the 2nd most common cancer worldwide for males, and the 5th most common cancer overall, with an estimated 900,000 new cases diagnosed in 2008 (14% of the total in males and 7% of the total overall) aim of this study was to assess some of the most proposed environmental factors influencing the incidence of prostate cancer among Iranian men. Smoking, opioids, occupation and living location were considered as studied risk factors of the prostate cancer in this research. Material and methods: Two groups of affected men with prostate cancer and controls aged 50-75 years referred to medical clinics were subjects in this case-control study. Living and working place, smoking and drug consuming habits were assessed for any associations with prostate cancer. Results: The largest number, of patients, in order, belonged to Tehran, provincial capitals, major industrial cities, small towns and villages, respectively. The disease showed links with smoking and drugs with a significant difference between controls and patients (P value
ISSN:1513-7368
2476-762X