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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2023

Atopic allergic conditions and prostate cancer risk and survival in the Multiethnic Cohort study.

Anqi Wang, Peggy Wan, James R Hebert, Loic Le Marchand, Lynne R Wilkens, Christopher A Haiman

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Next-Generation Probiotics in Allergy Therapy: Scientific Evidence and Clinical Applications.Anti-inflammatory & anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anqi WangCenter for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, US.
Peggy WanCenter for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, US.
James R HebertCancer Prevention and Control Program, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, US.
Loic Le MarchandEpidemiology Program, Cancer Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, US.
Lynne R WilkensEpidemiology Program, Cancer Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, US.
Christopher A HaimanCenter for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, US. haiman@usc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0097-9971
University of Southern California · USUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · USUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

University of Hawaii Cancer Center CCSGP30CA071789 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI Pallav Pokhrel · 1996 to 2026
$56.2M
Understanding Population Differences in Cancer: The MEC StudyU01CA164973 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI HAIMAN, CHRISTOPHER ALAN, LE MARCHAND, LOIC · 2015 to 2025
$37.4M
Dietary Quality Indexes and Cancer Risk: the Multiethnic Cohort StudyR03CA223890 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI PARK, SONG-YI · 2019 to 2020
$154k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA071789NCI NIH HHS R03 CA223890NCI NIH HHS U01 CA164973
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies investigating relationship between atopic allergic conditions (AACs)-a highly reactive immune state-and prostate cancer (PCa) risk were inconclusive, and few have studied diverse racial/ethnic populations.

methodsWe analysed 74,714 men aged ≥45 years at enrollment in Multiethnic Cohort study. Using multivariable Cox regression, we estimated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for self-reported AAC status on PCa outcomes.

resultsThrough 2017, 8697 incident PCa and 1170 related deaths occurred. Twenty-one percent of men reported a history of AACs. AACs were not associated with incident PCa (HR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.93-1.03) but were significantly inversely associated with PCa mortality (HR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.67-0.92). This inverse association was consistently observed across all racial/ethnic groups (HR range: 0.60-0.90). Among men diagnosed with PCa, AACs were inversely associated with PCa-specific death (HR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.63-0.89). Adjusting for potential confounding effect of PSA screening did not meaningfully change the results. No significant heterogeneity was observed in the effect of AACs on PCa incidence or mortality by Dietary Inflammatory Index.

conclusionsHyper-allergic conditions were not associated with PCa incidence but were inversely associated with PCa mortality, suggesting a potential role in reducing tumour progression. Further aetiological research is warranted to understand underlying mechanisms.

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HypersensitivityProstatic NeoplasmsCohort StudiesDietHumansMaleRisk Factors

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PMID37488447
PMCPMC10491765
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