Prostate cancer, called more precisely ‘prostate adenocarcinoma’, becomes clinically significant in up to 10% of all males in Western industrialized countries. It is rare in younger males, but its incidence increases continuously with age.
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(2007). Prostate Cancer. In: Molecular Biology of Human Cancers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3186-1_19
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