Smoking and prostate cancer survival and recurrence

• 来源期刊: 亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2011,（6）
• 页码范围: 787-788
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1038/aja.2011.126

摘要

Smooking is associated with several major benign and malignant diseases,representing one of the most important modifiable risk factors.Among urothelial neoplasms,smoking is pivotal in tumor carcinogenesis,but its role in prostate cancer is still controversial.Many authors have failed to demonstrate an association between smoking and prostate cancer.1-3 However,large epidemiological studies have shown that smoking is associated with higher risk of developing and dying of prostate cancer.4 Thus,large sample sizes and long follow-ups are important when studying prostate cancer given that its natural history can be quite long.