Biobank for individuals with prostate cancer - Biobank for prostate cancer-controls
The cohort consists of 900 individuals with prostate cancer who came to an oncology center in southern Sweden for therapy. The collection of this study started in 2007 and is ongoing. A control group of 1,000 men recruited among accompanying spouses of female cancer patients also belong to this study. The participants have donated blood and answered questions relating to previous medications, height, weight, alcohol consumption and smoking. Purpose: To study risk factors for prostate cancer