Cigarette smoking and prostate cancer aggressiveness among African and European American men.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Smoking is a modifiable lifestyle factor that has not been established as a prostate cancer risk factor, nor emphasized in prostate cancer prevention. Studies have shown that African American (AA) smokers have a poorer cancer prognosis than European Americans (EAs), while having a lower prevalence of heavy smoking. We examined the relationship between cigarette smoking and prostate cancer aggressiveness and assessed racial differences in smoking habits on the probability of high-aggressive prostate cancer.

Methods

Using data from the North Carolina-Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project (n = 1,279), prostate cancer aggressiveness was defined as high or low based on Gleason scores, serum prostate-specific antigen levels, and tumor stage. Cigarette smoking was categorized a

SUBMITTER: Ellis ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377453 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature