Comment on ‘polygamy, sexual behavior in a population under risk for prostate cancer diagnostic: an observational study from the black sea region in Turkey’

Özkıdık, Mete; Ibrahimov, Anar

doi:10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2018.0459

Int. braz j urol.

2018

DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2018.0459

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Comment on ‘polygamy, sexual behavior in a population under risk for prostate cancer diagnostic: an observational study from the black sea region in Turkey’

Mete Özkıdık

Anar Ibrahimov

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“…We thank Özkidik et al for their interest and for their letter to the Editor ( 1 ). I will try to answer the questions they raised.…”

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To the editor, We thank Özkidik et al. for their interest and for their letter to the Editor (1). I will try to answer the questions they raised. The authors do not think it is possible for all patients to have similar lifestyles and nutritional habits. It is only possible to ensure all conditions are equal with animal studies. In animal model studies, animals are housed in cages in the same place, fed with the same feed and water, creating an ideal environment. However, when working with humans, such an implementation does not comply with the reality of life. As stated in our paper, our region receives nearly no migration from other areas. Most people in the region have lived here for at least three generations. The culture, lifestyle and nutritional habits have been shaped by the climatic conditions, plant cover and geographic structure of the region. As this is not a place where people from different cultures migrate and live together like in metropolitan areas, the lifestyles and nutritional habits of people in the region are naturally similar. It is not possible to perform a study similar to animal models, but our region is close to ideal due to similar lifestyles and nutritional habits in the region. The authors report it will be beneficial to state previous urethritis and prostatitis attacks. It should not be forgotten that urethritis and prostatitis are not diseases that always provide clinical findings. The PCPT study identified inflammation in 52.1% of samples from patients with biopsy performed (2). Similarly, some sexually transmitted diseases may be asymptomatic and therefore underreported (3). These infectious agents may maintain their presence latently especially in women. Similarly, they may not always cause clinical symptoms in males but may remain latent. As a result, the number of prostatitis and urethritis attacks patients suffered will not reflect the true infection rates. On the other hand, our study was not a study designed to reveal the cause-outcome relationship. It is an observational study. The results of our study identified that those with higher partner numbers had higher incidence of prostate cancer. The reason for this may be previous urethritis and prostatitis attacks, just as there may be other causes. It is necessary to design different studies to reveal the cause-outcome correlations about this topic.

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“…We thank Özkidik et al for their interest and for their letter to the Editor ( 1 ). I will try to answer the questions they raised.…”

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Some Oxidative Stress Biomarkers among Patients with Prostate Cancer in Sokoto, North Western Nigeria

Erhabor¹,

Hussaini²,

Abdulwahab-Ahmed³

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Globally, prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men. It is a significant contributor to the burden of diseases and affects over a million men. This study investigated the levels of malondialdehyde and plasma total antioxidant capacity among patients with prostate cancer in Sokoto. This case-control study was conducted among 28 confirmed prostate cancer patients attending the Urology clinics in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital and Sokoto Specialist Hospital in North Western Nigeria. Twenty-eight age-matched healthy males were monitored as controls. Determination of Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) was determined using Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) reagent while the Malondialdehyde in serum was determined as a conjugate with Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) acid. Data were collected using a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were processed using SPSS version 20 and results were reported as Mean ± Standard deviation. The malondialdehyde level was significantly increased (p < 0.0001) among subjects with prostate cancer (0.215 ± 0.06) compared to controls (0.073 ± 0.04). The plasma total antioxidant capacity decreased significantly among the subjects (247.9 ± 63.3) compared to controls (743.3 ± 104.40) (p < 0.0001). The findings from this indicated a high Malondialdehyde (lipid peroxidation indicator) and low levels of Total Antioxidant Capacity among prostate cancer patients as evidence of redox imbalance. Subjects in monogamous relationships compared to polygamous, rural dwellers, farmers, individuals of Hausa ethnicity and subjects who reported no family history of the disease were more predisposed to prostate cancer.

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Comment on ‘polygamy, sexual behavior in a population under risk for prostate cancer diagnostic: an observational study from the black sea region in Turkey’

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REPLY BY THE AUTHORS: Comment on Polygamy, Sexual Behavior in a Population Under Risk for Prostate Cancer Diagnostic: An Observational Study From the Black Sea Region in Turkey

REPLY BY THE AUTHORS: Comment on Polygamy, Sexual Behavior in a Population Under Risk for Prostate Cancer Diagnostic: An Observational Study From the Black Sea Region in Turkey

Some Oxidative Stress Biomarkers among Patients with Prostate Cancer in Sokoto, North Western Nigeria

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