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SUBMITTER: Park JY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3968564 | biostudies-literature | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Jong Y JY Huang Yifan Y Sellers Thomas A TA
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 20090101
The specific causes of prostate cancer are not known. However, multiple etiologic factors, including genetic profile, metabolism of steroid hormones, nutrition, chronic inflammation, family history of prostate cancer, and environmental exposures are thought to play significant roles. Variations in exposure to these risk factors may explain interindividual differences in prostate cancer risk. However, regardless of the precise mechanism(s), a robust DNA repair capacity may mitigate any risks conf ...[more]