Body mass index and penile cancer incidence: results from a Norwegian cohort study of 829,081 men
High BMI is associated with increased risk of penile cancer. Further studies are needed to investigate the potential underlying mechanisms.
Authors
- Usman Saeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-9748)
- Sheraz Yaqub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5696-2319)
- Bjørn Steen Skålhegg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3481-8084)
- Dagfinn Aune (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4533-1722)
- Tor Åge Myklebust (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4645-1635)
- Trude Eid Robsahm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1652-7734)
- Marie Nordsletten
- Tom Mala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-0313)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Ålesund Hospital (NO)
- Cancer Registry of Norway (NO)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Urology
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-024-01636-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Genital Health and Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- World Cancer Research Fund International
- World Cancer Research Fund