[Hopespringpcsg] FW: [PPML] First clear evidence of link between smoking, prostate cancer

[Glen Tolhurst]

Hi all:
>From a US blog, interesting link below.
Thx.
Glen

Subject: [PPML] First clear evidence of link between smoking, prostate cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150622071213.htm

"Smoking is a known risk factor for the development of various forms of cancer. However, when it comes to the link between smoking and prostate cancer, the findings of previous studies have been contradictory. Now, for the first time, an international study has provided evidence of a clear link."

*Journal Reference*:

   1. Malte Rieken, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Luis A. Kluth, Harun Fajkovic,
   Michael Rink, Pierre I. Karakiewicz, Christian Seitz, Alberto Briganti,
   Morgan Rouprêt, Wolfgang Loidl, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Alexander Bachmann,
   Gholamreza Pourmand.*Association of Cigarette Smoking and Smoking
   Cessation with Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer in Patients
   Treated with Radical Prostatectomy*.*European Urology*, 2015; DOI:
   10.1016/j.eururo.2015.05.038
   <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2015.05.038>

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