Editorial Comment

Whether vasectomy causes prostate cancer has been debated for 30 years. To date studies have primarily compared the prostate cancer incidence between men who underwent vasectomy and various control groups (reference 12 in article). Randall et al approached this topic differently, examining whether vasectomy reversal is associated with a reduced prostate cancer risk among men who have undergone vasectomy. According to the criteria of causality of Hill, if vasectomy truly causes prostate cancer, vasectomy reversal should theoretically decrease this risk.
Source: The Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Adult Urology Source Type: research