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Tag Archives: obesity
- Oncology – High saturated fat diet linked to postop biochemical failure
From MedWire News Among prostatectomy patients, those with diets high in high saturated fat (HSF) are almost twice as likely to experience biochemical failure as those who consume a low saturated fat (LSF) diet, say US scientists. Several studies have … Continue reading
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Prostate Cancer: Obese men are more likely to have worse pathology reports than expected
Dr. Koop – Biopsy Underestimates Prostate Cancer in Overweight Men: Researchers compared the biopsy grade to the cancer grade following radical prostatectomy, which is the removal of the prostate. In 1,113 men who underwent radical prostatectomy between 1996 and 2005 … Continue reading
Obese patients at higher risk during surgery
Straightfromthedoc: Risk of Post-Operative Complications, Higher in Obese Patients: Morbidly obese patients had a death rate nearly twice as high as that of all other patients, had higher rate of cardiac arrest and have significantly higher risk of complications following … Continue reading
Loosing weight may help prevent prostate cancer
Study ties weight loss to prostate cancer risk | Chicago Tribune Study ties weight loss to prostate cancer risk By Daniel Yee Associated Press Published December 27, 2006 “”ATLANTA — A new study has found that losing weight reduces the … Continue reading
Obesity and prostate cancer
UroToday – Obesity, Diabetes, and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Results from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial: “These unique data obtained from a prospective randomized trial suggest that obesity may preferentially increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer, while decreasing the … Continue reading