Thursday, April 16, 2015

Obesity significantly increases prostate cancer risk in african-american men

Obesity in black men substantially increases the risk of low- and high-grade prostate cancer, while obesity in white men moderately reduces the risk of low-grade cancer and only slightly increases the risk of high-grade cancer, according to the first large, prospective study to examine how race and obesity jointly affect prostate cancer risk.



from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1DnZEGK via Karis World

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