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Weight Gain Adds to Recurrence Risk After Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer
Weight Gain Adds to Recurrence Risk After Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer
K Wachter
20100320
2010 Apr 20
Elsevier Global Medical News
Weight Gain Adds to Recurrence Risk After Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Apr 20, K Wachter
WASHINGTON (EGMN) — Obesity and weight gain following radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer were associated with a nearly twofold increased risk of recurrence in data from a retrospective cohort study of more than 1,300 men."Obesity - especially among inactive men - may contribute to the risk of prostate cancer recurrence after prostatectomy," investigator Corinne E. Joshu, Ph.D., said during a press conference at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research on...