Increasing low risk prostate cancer incidence in United States Air Force servicemen and selection of treatments.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Periodic Health Assessments have been mandated for United States Air Force servicemen since the mid 1990s. Thus, we determined whether United States Air Force prostate cancer incidence rates increased thereafter and how these tumors segregate into low and intermediate/high risk categories. We also identified treatment choices.

Materials and methods

We queried the Department of Defense Automated Central Tumor Registry for prostate cancer diagnosed in United States Air Force servicemen between 1991 and 2008 to determine incidence rates, disease risk category and treatments.

Results

Age adjusted rates in white active duty servicemen diagnosed for the most recent period of 2005 to 2008 increased 3-fold relative to the rate in the earliest period of 1991 to 1994. A

SUBMITTER: del Junco DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3171171 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature