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ANOGENITAL DISTANCE AND THE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER
Author(s) -
Eisenberg Michael L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2012.11524.x
Subject(s) - prostate cancer , anogenital distance , cancer , medicine , oncology , biology , pregnancy , fetus , in utero , genetics
The present study suggests that the same fetal exposures may also affect the risk of prostate cancer. Men who had the shortest AGD, presumably representing the weakest androgen signalling, had the highest risk of prostate cancer. Although somewhat counterintuitive to the data about the relationship between prostate cancer and testostosterone signalling, the association is supported by research showing that hypogonadal men are at an increased risk for prostate cancer [ 5 ] .