Male Pattern Baldness and Incidence of Prostate Cancer

    July 2018 in “ Medicine ”
    Honghua He, Bo Xie, Liping Xie
    Studysummary This meta-analysis suggests that individuals with vertex baldness may have a higher risk of prostate cancer, though overall baldness is not significantly associated with prostate cancer risk.
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