Fathering of dizygotic twins and risk of prostate cancer: nationwide, population-based case-control study.

BACKGROUND: An association between male fertility and risk of prostate cancer has been suggested, possibly through lower androgen levels in subfertile men. We evaluated male fertility in relation to risk of prostate cancer by assessing the frequency of fathering of dizygotic twins, a marker of high...

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Main Authors: Sara Wirén, Linda Drevin, Olof Akre, David Robinson, Pär Stattin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4206421?pdf=render