URO TODAY: Men with metabolic syndrome – obesity/heart disease/diabetes – have a greater risk of getting prostate cancer, especially if they suffered from the syndrome by the time they turned 50, scientists have discovered. READ MORE> Men having metabolic syndrome had a modestly higher risk of developing prostate cancer than men not having MetS criteria. [...]
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High-fat diet boosts chances of getting prostate cancer
Posted in High-fat diet, Obesity, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, tagged “Western style” high fat diet, cancer links, cancer research, catheter, high-fat diet, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer causes, prostate cancer risks, SCIENCE BLOG on July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
SCIENCE BLOG: A link between a high-fat diet — typical of “Western style” high fat diet — as a potential cause of prostate cancer has been further confirmed by a new study. READ MORE>
Active surveillance for prostate cancer risky for older, fatter men or those exposed to Agent Orange
Posted in Age factors, Agent orange risk, Obesity, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RISKS, tagged active surveillance, Agent Orange, cancer research, catheter, comparison of treatments, obese, older, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment debate, URO TODAY on May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Men with low-risk prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance have a bigger risk for cancer recurrence if they are older, obese or had exposure to Agent Orange. READ MORE>
Body mass and weight gain linked to prostate cancer risk
Posted in Obesity, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PROSTATE RISKS, tagged body mass, cancer research, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, risk for prostate cancer, weight gain, younger and older adulthood on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY: Body mass in younger and older adulthood, and weight gain between these life periods, may influence a man’s risk for prostate cancer.
Packing on kilos as a young man heightens risk of getting prostate cancer
Posted in Obesity, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PROSTATE RISKS, tagged cancer research, DRUGS.COM, excess weight rik, obesity, obesity and prostate, prostablog, prostate, prostate and ethnic groups, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer risk, University of Hawaii on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DRUGS.COM: Men who pack on excess pounds as young adults are at heightened risk of developing prostate cancer, although the risk varies by ethnic group, say researchers from the University of Hawaii.
Putting on a lot of weight after prostate cancer surgery increases risk of recurrence
Posted in Biochemical recurrence, Obesity, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PROSTATE RISKS, tagged BIZ FACE FORUM, cancer recurrent, cancer research, obesity, overweight, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RISKS, prostate surgery, prostatectomy, quality of life, Radical prostatectomy, surgery on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BIZ FACE FORUM: A new look at a large database of prostate cancer patients shows that obesity plays no favourites when it comes to increasing the risk of recurrence after surgery. Being way overweight is equally bad for blacks and whites, say researchers.
Obese men undergoing prostatectomy tend to have more aggressive prostate cancer
Posted in Obesity, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, Treatment news, tagged cancer research, more aggressive prostate cancer, obese men, obesity risk, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostatectomy, Radical prostatectomy, URO TODAY on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Obese men undergoing radical prostatectomy are found to have more aggressive prostate cancers, a new study finds.
Obesity means lower PSA levels among European men, study shows
Posted in ETHNICITY, Obesity, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PSA tests, tagged cancer research, ethnic minorities and PSA, lower PSA, obesity, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, PSA, URO TODAY on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JULY 19: URO TODAY: Obese white men in the US show PSA levels much lower than those with normal weight, but more research is needed to find out if ethnic minorities show similar trends.
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