The impact of diabetes type 2 in the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a review.

Introduction: Clinical observation of larger prostate glands in men with diabetes mellitus type 2 led some investigators to hypothesize that an association between these two conditions exists. In fact, both diseases are very common in men as they age and seem to be sharing similar epidemiologic features. Several studies examining the above hypothesis were yielded.

Prostate cancer screening in Greece: current facts.

Introduction: The purpose of the current article is to summarize the existing literature focusing on the current status of prostate cancer screening behavior in Greece.

Materials And Methods: We identified studies published from 2000 onwards by searching the MEDLINE database of the National Library of Medicine. Initial search terms were prostate-specific antigen screening, prostate cancer screening, and Greece.