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SUBMITTER: Collin SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3759018 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Collin Simon M SM Metcalfe Chris C Refsum Helga H Lewis Sarah J SJ Zuccolo Luisa L Smith George Davey GD Chen Lina L Harris Ross R Davis Michael M Marsden Gemma G Johnston Carole C Lane J Athene JA Ebbing Marta M Bønaa Kaare Harald KH Nygård Ottar O Ueland Per Magne PM Grau Maria V MV Baron John A JA Donovan Jenny L JL Neal David E DE Hamdy Freddie C FC Smith A David AD Martin Richard M RM
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20100525 6
<h4>Background</h4>Disturbed folate metabolism is associated with an increased risk of some cancers. Our objective was to determine whether blood levels of folate, vitamin B(12), and related metabolites were associated with prostate cancer risk.<h4>Methods</h4>Matched case-control study nested within the U.K. population-based Prostate testing for cancer and Treatment (ProtecT) study of prostate-specific antigen-detected prostate cancer in men ages 50 to 69 years. Plasma concentrations of folate, ...[more]