prostate-report.org

Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk

Pooled data from 24 studies involving 21,600 men with the disease indicates that cigarette smoking may increase a man’s risk for developing and dying from prostate cancer.

This study provides good evidence that prostate cancer is likely a smoking-related tumour.

However, researchers call for additional sudies that quantifies how the number of packs and duration of smoking affects risk for developing the disease and its progression.