Temporal association of prostate cancer incidence with World Trade Center rescue/recovery work.

David G Goldfarb Rachel Zeig-Owens Dana Kristjansson Jiehui Li Robert M Brackbill Mark R Farfel James E Cone Janette Yung Amy R Kahn Baozhen Qiao Maria J Schymura Mayris P Webber Christopher R Dasaro Moshe Z Shapiro Andrew C Todd David J Prezant Paolo Boffetta Charles B Hall

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2021)

Risk of prostate cancer was significantly elevated beginning in 2007 in the WTC combined rescue/recovery cohort. While unique exposures at the disaster site might have contributed to the observed effect, screening practices including routine prostate specific antigen screening cannot be discounted.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
radical prostatectomy
healthcare
primary care
air pollution
risk factors
clinical practice