Author Interviews, Prostate Cancer, University of Pennsylvania / 28.03.2013
Relationship of Early-Onset Baldness to Prostate Cancer in African-American Men
MEDICALRESEARCH.COM INTERVIEW WITH
Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Research Assistant Professor CCEB
University of Pennsylvania
MEDICALRESEARCH.COM: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Zeigler-Johnson: The main findings of the study are:
- Younger African-American men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer at an early age (under the age of 60) are more likely to have had a personal history of early-onset baldness (baldness by age 30.)
- For older patients, this is not necessarily the case, and future studies will need to focus on which factors place men in this age group at risk for prostate cancer. (more…)
