Mar 15, 2007

Obesity Dramatically Increases Death Rate From Prostate Cancer

Science Daily Obese men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer have more than two-and-a-half times the risk of dying from the disease as compared to men of normal weight at the time of diagnosis,  "I think this study represents the first good piece of evidence that losing weight may in fact reduce the risk of dying of prostate cancer,"

Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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