Prostate News Archive
13-Nov-2007
Obesity increases prostate cancer death risk (CTV.ca)
Overweight or obese men diagnosed with prostate cancer are at greater risk of dying of the disease even after treatment, finds a new study in Cancer, the journal of the American Cancer Society. Extra Weight Increases Prostate Cancer Patients' Risk of Dying (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Overweight men are more likely to die of prostate cancer within five years of diagnosis than those who are thinner, according to a study in the U.S. Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer Death Rates (HealthCentral.com)
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- In another sign that too much weight spells health problems, new research suggests that fat men are twice as likely to die after being diagnosed with prostate cancer than men of normal weight.
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