2020
The effect of neighborhood social environment on prostate cancer development in black and white men at high risk for prostate cancer
Lynch S, Handorf E, Sorice K, Blackman E, Bealin L, Giri V, Obeid E, Ragin C, Daly M. The effect of neighborhood social environment on prostate cancer development in black and white men at high risk for prostate cancer. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0237332. PMID: 32790761, PMCID: PMC7425919, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenPCa family historyHigh-risk menProbability of PCaFamily historyPCa diagnosisRisk menWhite menDigital rectal examEarly Detection ProgramClinical risk assessmentProstate cancer disparitiesProstate cancer developmentPatient risk assessmentNeighborhood socioeconomic factorsPatient-level modelsCox regressionRectal examBaseline ageCancer disparitiesPatient variablesProstate cancerHigh riskNeighborhood social environmentClinical relevance
2013
Validation of association of genetic variants at 10q with prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) levels in men at high risk for prostate cancer
Chang B, Hughes L, Chen D, Gross L, Ruth K, Giri V. Validation of association of genetic variants at 10q with prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) levels in men at high risk for prostate cancer. BJU International 2013, 113: e150-e156. PMID: 23937305, PMCID: PMC3830710, DOI: 10.1111/bju.12264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramHigh-risk groupPSA levelsCaucasian manProstate cancerFamily historyProstate cancer screening strategiesProstate cancer screening studyCancer Risk Assessment ProgramBaseline PSA levelsTaqMan single nucleotide polymorphismCancer screening strategiesCancer screening studySingle nucleotide polymorphismsAfrican American ethnicityAllele carrier statusBRCA gene mutationsPotential confoundersAge 35Eligibility criteriaClinical relevanceT alleleRisk assessment programA alleleCarrier status