A new study found that men who began experiencing hair loss at age 20 have twice the risk of developing prostate cancer later in life. The study of 388 prostate cancer patients and 281 healthy men in France found that any balding at 20 years old, but not at 30 or 40, was associated with increased prostate cancer risk. However, the researchers said more work needs to be done to confirm the link between early hair loss and prostate cancer risk, as evidence has been conflicting so far.

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2.  The relationship between hair loss and
prostate cancer is vague. However, a new
report from Annal Oncology suggests a
relationship between hair loss and prostate
cancer.
 A new study at European Georges Pompidou
Hospital in Paris suggests that early hair loss
in men may show an increased risk of
prostate cancer later in life. Men who begin
experiencing loss of hair at the age of 20
have twice the risk of prostate cancer when
they grow older.
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3.  The link could help identify those most in danger
of developing the disease – the most common
cancer among men in the UK – and enable them
to be targeted for screening.
 A study was conducted on 388 prostate cancer
patients from Paris and Toulouse, France, and
281 healthy volunteers with no history of
prostate cancer or hormonal disorders.
 The investigators found out that any balding at
20 years, but not at 30 or 40 years, were
associated with an increased prostate cancer
incidence later in life. However, there were no
significant associations between the pattern of
hair loss (frontal, vertex, or both) and the later
development of prostate cancer. The study did
not suggest that those who developed the early
signs of male pattern baldness would develop
prostate cancer earlier.
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4.  Study authors said they
will work to determine
whether this finding
may help them narrow
down prostate cancer
screening. “We need a
way of identifying
those men who are at
high risk of developing
the disease. Balding at
the age of 20 may be
one of these easily
identifiable risk
factors, and more work
needs to be done now
to confirm this,” said
study author Dr.
Philippe Giraud from
the European Georges
Pompidou Hospital in
Paris.
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5.  The researchers said it is too soon to
conclude that early male pattern hair
loss and prostate cancer are indeed linked.
Even until now there has been conflicting
evidence about the relationship between hair
loss and prostate cancer.
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