Background Prostate cancer prediction tools provide quantitative guidance for doctor-patient
decision-making regarding biopsy. The widely used online Prostate Cancer Prevention …

Background The Puerto Rican (PR) population is a racially admixed population that has a
high prostate cancer (PCa) mortality rate. We hypothesized in this pilot study that West African …

Background The risk of high-grade prostate cancer, given a family history of cancer, has been
described in the general population, but not among men selected for prostate biopsy in an …

Methods Retrospective study of records from 400 patients that underwent testing for PCa
during 2005 and 400 patients under treatment for PCa from 2003–2005 at the urology clinics of …

Background Online clinical risk prediction tools built on data from multiple cohorts are
increasingly being utilized for contemporary doctor-patient decision-making and validation. This …

Purpose Substance misuse has long been recognized as a major predisposing risk factor
for traumatic injury. However, there still exists no clear scientific consensus regarding the …

Objective To test multiple adiposity measures and prostate cancer (PC) risk in men
undergoing prostate biopsy. We hypothesized that body mass index (BMI), body fat, and waist …

Purpose DM and trauma are leading causes of death in Hispanic patients, yet the
interaction between them remains obscure. We aimed to assess the complications and in-hospital …

Objectives We aimed to explore the influence of mental disorders on the risk of developing
complications and in-hospital mortality after trauma. Methods We conducted an institutional …

Background: The prognosis of diabetic men with advanced prostate cancer is poorly understood
and understudied. Hence, we studied associations between diabetes and progression …