Possible Association Between Androgenic Alopecia and Risk of Prostate Cancer and Testicular Germ Cell Tumor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    March 2018 in “ BMC Cancer ”
    Wei-Jun Liang, Liuying Song, Zheng Peng … Sheng-Ming Dai
    Studysummary This study found that androgenic alopecia was associated with a decreased risk of testicular germ cell tumors but a potential increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer.
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