Teen Acne Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk

Using a unique, long-term data set from their country's military, Swedish investigators report that acne in late adolescence is associated with a statistically significant increased risk for prostate cancer compared with not having acne in the latter teen years.

The analysis is the first prospective, large-scale, population-based study using clinically diagnosed acne to test the idea that the skin condition may be tied to prostate cancer.

The study was published online December 4 in the International Journal of Cancer.

The Swedish team reviewed long-term health data on 243,187 young men, almost all of whom were born in the mid-1950s and conscripted into the country's military as 18- and 19-year olds, during the 1970s. At the time, military service was mandatory in Sweden, but this requirement was dropped in the 1980s. Acne was one of many conditions evaluated and recorded at the time of conscription.

Int J Cancer. Published online December 4, 2017.

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