Prostate News Archive
23-Jun-2011
Smoking, Prostate Cancer a Deadly Mix
Title: Smoking, prostate Cancer a Deadly Mix Category: Health News Created: 6/21/2011 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 6/22/2011 Smoking linked to more aggressive prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer who are cigarette smokers at the time of their diagnosis are much more likely to die of the disease or experience a recurrence than nonsmokers, including former smokers who kicked the habit at least 10 years before diagnosis. Smokers face higher prostate cancer death risk
Smokers who are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to have aggressive tumors and face a higher death risk from the disease than non-smokers, US researchers said Tuesday.
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