Smoking habits and prostate cancer: a case-control study in northern Italy.

摘要: Background. Cigarette smoking has been associated with increased risk for prostate cancer in 2/13 case–control studies and 4/12 cohort conducted on this topic. The relationship between tobacco was further studied a hospital-based study northern Italy. Methods. Two hundred seventy-one cases of histologically confirmed 685 controls were interviewed during their hospital stay about habits various other covariates. Controls comprised group males admitted to the same hospitals as cases, but acute conditions exclusive malignant tumors, urological diseases, or any condition known be related alcohol consumption. Odds ratios 95% confidence intervals from logistic regression equations reported all characteristics. Results. No found among current smokers (odds ratio = 0.9; interval, 0.6–l.4), ex-smokers 0.8; 0.5–1.1). trend emerged number cigarettes smoked per day =1.0; 0.5–2.0 30 more compared nonsmokers). Similarly, long duration habit, early onset, consumption high-tar not cancer. Conclusion. present did demonstrate association measures smoking.