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References

Updated: August 2017 | To be reviewed: August 2019

  • List of references  

    • Cancer Research UK. Cancer incidence for common cancers (2015) [Internet]. [cited 2016 May 19]. Available from: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/incidence/common-cancers-compared
    • Cancer Research UK. Prostate cancer incidence statistics: Lifetime risk of prostate cancer (2012) [Internet]. [cited 2016 Jul 6]. Available from: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/prostate-cancer/incidence#heading-Four
    • Cancer Research UK. Prostate cancer incidence statistics: Prostate cancer incidence by age (2011-2013) [Internet]. [cited 2016 Jun 9]. Available from: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/prostate-cancer/incidence
    • Chen Y-C, Page JH, Chen R, Giovannucci E. Family history of prostate and breast cancer and the risk of prostate cancer in the PSA era. The Prostate. 2008 Oct 1;68(14):1582–91.
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    • Kheirandish P, Chinegwundoh F. Ethnic differences in prostate cancer. Br J Cancer. 2011 Aug 9;105(4):481–5.
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    • Lloyd T, Hounsome L, Mehay A, Mee S, Verne J, Cooper A. Lifetime risk of being diagnosed with, or dying from, prostate cancer by major ethnic group in England 2008–2010. BMC Med. 2015 Jul 30;13(1):171.
    • Rebbeck TR, Devesa SS, Chang B-L, Bunker CH, Cheng I, Cooney K, et al. Global Patterns of Prostate Cancer Incidence, Aggressiveness, and Mortality in Men of African Descent. Prostate Cancer. 2013;2013:1–12.

  • List of reviewers  

    • Miranda Benney, Cancer Clinical Programme Manager, University Hospitals Plymouth
    • Simon Bott, Consultant Urologist, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth
    • Frank Chinegwundoh, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust, London
    • Christopher Eden, Consultant Urological Surgeon, The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
    • Our Specialist Nurses
    • Our Volunteers.