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Epidemiology of prostate cancer in two European countries: Scotland and Norway
Author(s) -
Galletly,
Whyte
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1998.00104.x
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , prostate cancer , incidence (geometry) , etiology , demography , epidemiology of cancer , prostate , developed country , vasectomy , cancer incidence , cancer , gynecology , environmental health , population , breast cancer , research methodology , family planning , physics , sociology , optics
The incidence of prostate cancer varies enormously throughout the world. Scotland and Norway are two European countries with similar populations, yet the incidence of prostate cancer in Norway is much greater than in Scotland. The aetiology and epidemiology of prostate cancer in both countries is discussed. Reference is made to age, socio‐economic status, diet, hormones, genetic factors and vasectomy.