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    Early-Onset Baldness and the Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer: Findings from a Case-Control Study

    November 2017 in “ Cancer Causes & Control ”
    Nathan Papa, Robert J. MacInnis, Dallas R. English … Graham G. Giles
    Studysummary This study found that men with androgenetic alopecia at age 20 years may have a higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, particularly advanced stage disease.
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