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Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer Development

Added text to state that ecological studies have found a correlation between serum levels of testosterone, especially DHT, and overall risk of prostate cancer among African American, white, and Japanese males (cited Ellis et al. as reference 12, Ross et al. as reference 13, Wu et al. as reference 14, and Roddam et al. as reference 15).

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