The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 6 , Pages 2565-2568 , December 2008

Vasectomy and the Risk of Prostate Cancer

  • Sarah K. Holt

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Program in Prostate Cancer Research, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, P. O. Box 19024, M4-A402, Seattle, Washington 98109-1024 (telephone: 206-667-7880; FAX: 206-667-2717)
    • ,
  • Claudia A. Salinas

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Janet L. Stanford

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Received 23 April 2008

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 Study received approval from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center institutional review board.

 Supported by National Cancer Institute Grants CA92579 and CA97186, and contract NO1-PC-35142, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

PII: S0022-5347(08)02170-8

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.08.042

The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 6 , Pages 2565-2568 , December 2008

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