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Nature Clinical Practice Urology (2008) 5, 238-239
doi:10.1038/ncpuro1092  

Risk of prostate cancer is not affected by prediagnosis sex-hormone levels

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Studies that examine the effects of circulating endogenous sex hormones on the risk of prostate cancer have yielded mixed results: some indicate modest associations, but most are insufficiently powered to supply robust conclusions. The Endogenous Hormones and Prostate Cancer Collaborative Group performed a pooled analysis of 18 prospective studies, with the aim of uniformly assessing the association between serum levels of various sex hormones and risk of prostate cancer.

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