Prostate News Archive
10-Aug-2008
Prostate Screening Bias Against Obese Men Leads to Late Detection, Less Surgical Success (Senior Journal)
More about prostate cancer below. The prostate is the gland below a man's bladder that produces fluid for semen. prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages. It is rare in men younger than 40. Prostate Cancer Isn't Always Deadly (CBS 13 Baltimore)
It's estimated that some 3,400 men in Maryland will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer prognosis worse in obese men (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
prostate cancer diagnosis tends to be delayed and surgical treatment more difficult in obese men than in lean men, according to two studies published Friday.
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