Baldness is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. Early onset, ethnicity & balding pattern are implicated as well.
http://healthland.time.com/2013/03/27/the-link-between-early-baldness-and-prostate-cancer/ / men man lose their hair balding starts early research researchers link between baldness risk prostate cancer studies inflict conflicting study African-American African American men increased elevated higher risk prostate cancer results previous study similar results group of Caucasian current study published Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers focused specifically highest rate prostate cancer united states America U.S. US twice as likely die disease participants included similarly aged controls enrolled Study of Clinical Outcomes, Risk and Ethnicity 1998 2010 diagnosis specific type of hair loss at age 30 none frontal baldness vertex Prostate Cancer Screening any type of baldness greater risk of prostate cancer young men frontal hair loss six times as likely diagnosed advanced prostate cancer by age 60 pattern of baldness frontal hair loss associated pattern of baldness products male hormone testosterone dihydrotestosterone DHT linked higher risk of prostate cancer faster-growing faster growing tumors thinning of hair follicles PSA testing /
