Male obesity and PSA levels: an inverse relationship

Researchers at the University of Adelaide in South Australia have shown that that there is an inverse relationship between PSA levels in the blood and the body mass of the men being tested. … READ MORE …

Pre-surgical weight loss in the surgical treatment of prostate cancer

Overweight and obese prostate cancer patients are often advised to lose weight prior to surgery for the treatment of localized forms of prostate cancer. But is this really, always, a good idea? … READ MORE …

Body mass index, surgery, and risk for prostate cancer-specific death

It is well understood that there is an association between obesity and future risk for prostate cancer-specific mortality among cancer-free men. What has not been so clear is the relationship between obesity and long-term outcomes, post-treatment, among men diagnosed early with localized disease … READ MORE …

Obesity and risk for diagnosis with prostate cancer

A new report from the International Agency Research on Cancer (IARC) Handbook Working Group has concluded that there is a definitive link between “body fatness”  and increased risk for diagnosis with 13 different types of cancer — but prostate cancer is not on that list. … READ MORE …

Race, obesity, and risk for prostate cancer

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 …

“Diet, nutrition, physical activity and prostate cancer”

A new report issued here in the USA by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AIRC) and globally by the World Cancer Research Fund International is focused on “Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Prostate Cancer“. … READ MORE …

Obesity and cancer (prostate cancer included): new ASCO policy statement

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just published its first-ever policy statement on obesity and cancer, and is warning that “obesity could soon become the leading cause of cancer” here in America. … READ MORE …

Are obese men really at greater risk for prostate cancer?

There’s been a lot of media noise today about a study just published on line in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers  & Prevention. The study indicates an association between obesity and future risk for a diagnosis of prostate cancer but (as we state frequently) an “association” is by no means the same as “cause and effect”. … READ MORE …

Weight, wait, don’t tell us (what we don’t want to hear)

Grace Lu-Yao and colleagues have posted an interesting “Beyond the Abstract” commentary on the UroToday web site in relation to recent data about the associations between obesity and prostate cancer in America. … READ MORE …

Prostate cancer news report: Sunday, January 24, 2010

In this weekend’s prostate cancer news reports, we have addressed recent publications on:

  • A SNP that may be specifically linked to risk for prostate cancer in African Americans
  • The need for extended biopsies in men with larger prostates who are considering focal treatment for prostate cancer
  • A possible association between diabetes, race, obesity, and risk for prostate cancer progression
  • Neoadjuvant hormone therapy, brachytherapy, and all cause mortality in older patients … READ MORE …

More on obesity and prostate cancer risk

Some prior studies have suggested a relationship between obesity and adverse pathologic features on prostate biopsy and have suggested that obese patients may be at higher risk for prostate cancer-related death after radical prostatectomy. However, other studies have been unable to demonstrate any relationship between obesity and clinical risks from prostate cancer. … READ MORE …

Prostate cancer news reports: Sunday, December 6, 2009

In today’s news reports we comment on:

  • The possible link between obesity and prostate cancer risk
  • The economic impact of widespread prostate cancer screening in Europe
  • The potential roles of tumor volume and PSMs in projecting need for adjuvant radiotherapy post-surgery
  • Biochemical progression after treatment with degarelix (at up to 1 year) … READ MORE …

Prostate cancer news report: Monday, November 16, 2009

Three reports discussed today address the refinement of risk information in the diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer, with specific regard to:

  • Whether PSA levels should be adjusted based on BMI
  • The prediction of Gleason score upstaging after surgery
  • Tumor volume and percent cancer as predictors of prostate cancer progression post-surgery … READ MORE …

Prostate cancer recurrence and obesity

A new analysis of data from the Shared Equal Access Regional Cancer Hospital (SEARCH) prostate cancer database has suggested that obese men with prostate cancer are at particularly high risk for recurrence of their disease — regardless of race. … READ MORE …

Prostate cancer news reports: Tuesday, July 21, 2009

In today’s news reports we comment on studies dealing with:

  • PSA level, body mass index, risk, and outcomes
  • External beam radiotherapy in treatment of Japanese patients
  • An endorectal balloon to prevent anal/rectal side effects of radiation?
  • The optimal period of neoadjuvant hormone therapy prior to radiation therapy … READ MORE …