Vasectomy and Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Screening Trial

Conclusions: Vasectomy was not associated with prostate cancer risk among men who were screened for prostate cancer as part of a clinical trial, but was associated with prostate cancer detection in men receiving usual care.
Impact: The positive association between vasectomy and prostate cancer is likely related to increased detection of prostate cancer based on patterns of care rather than a biological effect of vasectomy on prostate cancer development. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(11); 1653–9. ©2017 AACR.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - October 31, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Shoag, J., Savenkov, O., Christos, P. J., Mittal, S., Halpern, J. A., Askin, G., Shoag, D., Golan, R., Lee, D. J., O'Malley, P., Najari, B., Eisner, B., Hu, J. C., Scherr, D., Schlegel, P., Barbieri, C. E. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research