Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Greece

    March 1999 in “ International Journal of Cancer ”
    C.‐c. Hsieh, A. Thanos, D. Mitropoulos, Ch. Deliveliotis, C.S. Mantzoros, D Trichopoulos
    TLDR Urban living may increase prostate cancer risk, while early sexual activity might reduce it.
    A case-control study conducted in Athens, Greece, involving 320 prostate cancer patients and 246 controls, found no significant association between prostate cancer and factors such as height, body mass index, family size, marital status, previous medical conditions, vertex baldness, tobacco smoking, or consumption of coffee and alcohol. However, the study suggested that urban living might increase the risk of prostate cancer, while early adulthood sexual activity could potentially reduce this risk.
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