By using data from the prospective SELECT trial (the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial, conducted between 2001 and 2011), researchers have been able to suggest that obesity is strongly associated with increased risk for prostate cancer diagnosis among African American males compared to non-Hispanic whites. … READ MORE …
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New data appear to suggest that you really don’t want to be diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer if you are significantly over-weight or obese. … READ MORE …
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According to data presented on Tuesday at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Chicago, body mass index (BMI) at the time of surgery correlates with risk for biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after first-line treatment with radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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Part B of today’s prostate cancer news update includes information about:
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In today’s update there is information about:
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 