PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Abdin, Osman Z.
AU  - Al-Beeshi, Ibrahim Z.
TI  - Prostate cancer in the Arab population
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2018.5.21986
DP  - 2018 May 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 453--458
VI  - 39
IP  - 5
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/5/453.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/5/453.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2018 May 01; 39
AB  - This review evaluated prostate cancer studies from around the world and investigated the causes of differences among them. Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates showed significant discrepancies between countries and ethnicities. In North America as well as in other western countries, the most common cancer was found to be prostate cancer; however, it appears to be not as prevalent among men in the Middle East and North Africa. Statistics show that screening of prostate-specific antigen levels should be applied depending on ethnicity and age. Other environmental aspects such as dietary and androgenic factors are believed to have caused these differences.