Obesity and weight gain near time of prostate cancer surgery doubles risk of recurrence

Monday, April 19, 2010 - 09:49 in Health & Medicine

Johns Hopkins epidemiologists say that prostate cancer patients who gain five or more pounds near the time of their prostate surgery are twice as likely to have a recurrence of their cancer compared with patients whose weight is stable.

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