Being a smoker at time of prostate cancer diagnosis linked with increased risk of death

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

Men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and who are also smokers have an associated increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and prostate cancer-specific death, according to a study in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA. These patients also had an increased likelihood of prostate cancer recurrence.

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