Open AccessRisk factors for prostate cancer: An hospital-based case-control study from Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
B Ganesh,
Sushama Saoba,
Monika Sarade,
Suvarna V Pinjari
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.85438
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , family history , body mass index , vasectomy , cancer , gynecology , odds ratio , case control study , risk factor , univariate analysis , prostate , population , traditional medicine , obstetrics , environmental health , multivariate analysis , family planning , research methodology
In India, prostate cancer is one of the five leading sites of cancers among males in all the registries. Very little is known about risk factors for prostate cancer among the Indian population.