Usual adult occupation and risk of prostate cancer in West African men: the Ghana Prostate Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Established prostate cancer (PCa) risk factors include age, family history of PCa and African ancestry. Studies, mostly among highly screened, predominantly European ancestral populations, suggest that employment in certain occupations (eg, farming, military) may also have an increased risk for PCa. Here, we evaluated the association between usual adult occupation and PCa risk in Ghanaian men, a population with historically low rates of PCa screening.

Methods

The Ghana Prostate Study is a case-control study of PCa that was conducted from 2004 to 2012 in 749 cases and 964 controls. In-person interviews were conducted to collect information from participants, including longest held job. Industrial hygienists classified job titles into occupational categories. Uncond

SUBMITTER: Adler C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6335162 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature