| Title |
Vasectomy and prostate cancer risk: a historical synopsis of undulating false causality
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Research and Reports in Urology, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/rru.s71325 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Max Nutt, Zachary Reed, Tobias S Köhler |
| Abstract |
The potential influence of vasectomy being a risk factor for the development of prostate cancer is not a new concept, with more than 30 publications addressing the topic. Given the global frequency of vasectomy and the prevalence of prostate cancer, this subject justifiably deserves scrutiny. Several articles have claimed that vasectomy puts men at risk for future development of prostate cancer. We explore articles that have shown the contrary (no link), explore the studies' strengths and weaknesses, describe possible prostate cancer pathophysiologic mechanisms, and apply Bradford Hill criteria to help discern correlation with causation. The risk and interest of association of prostate cancer with vasectomy has waxed and waned over the last three decades. Based on our review, vasectomy remains a safe form of sterilization and does not increase prostate cancer risk. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 28 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 18% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 7% |
| Researcher | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 11% |
| Unknown | 11 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 36% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 4% |
| Psychology | 1 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
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#4,192,766
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#36
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Outputs of similar age from Research and Reports in Urology
#5
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