obesity

May 21, 2018

Obesity Can Improve Overall Survival in Late-stage Prostate Cancer Patients But Not Disease Outcomes, Study Finds

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Obesity can improve overall survival in men with late-stage, castration-resistant prostate cancer, a study showed. However, obesity does not seem to change the risk of death due to prostate cancer ... Read more

January 29, 2018

Obesity Makes Prostate Cancer Recurrence After Surgery More Likely, Study Reports

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Prostate cancer recurrence after surgery is more frequent in men who are obese or have a metabolic syndrome, according to researchers. The results from the study, titled “Obesity and metabolic syndrome ... Read more

January 22, 2018

High-fat Diets May Promote Prostate Cancer Metastasis, Mouse Study Suggests

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Loss of two tumor suppressor genes – PTEN and PML – in prostate cancer appears to trigger the progression of disease by turning the cells into fat-producing factories, new research ... Read more

February 8, 2017February 8, 2017

Obese Patients at Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer Spreading, Study Says

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Obese prostate cancer patients may be at higher risk of having the disease spread to other organs, according to a joint German and Canadian study. Radical prostatectomy not only seems ... Read more

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

Robotic Surgery in Obese Prostate Cancer Patients Reduces Blood Loss, Hospital Length

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Researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine found that robotic-assisted surgery to remove the prostate in obese prostate cancer patients reduces the length of hospital stays and lowers ... Read more

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

Obesity in African American Men Linked to Increased Prostate Cancer Risk

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A nationwide study led by researchers at the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle recently revealed that obese African American men have an increased risk for ... Read more

December 22, 2014December 22, 2014

Fat Cells Can Predict Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness and Treatment Response

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Oncological research on prostate cancer has increased its focus on fat cells and obesity as potential drivers of the disease, which could be used to predict cancer aggressiveness. A study from the ... Read more

December 12, 2014December 12, 2014

Obesity As A Risk Factor For Advanced Prostate Cancer

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A healthy lifestyle is critical in preventing a wide variety of diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or several types of cancers, including advanced prostate cancer. There are still not enough scientific studies ... Read more

October 22, 2014October 22, 2014

Obesity May Increase Risk of Progression For patients With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

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A new study on the association between obesity and prostate cancer entitled “Obesity Is Associated with Risk of Progression for Low-risk Prostate Cancers Managed Expectantly” was published in the European Urology Journal by ... Read more