Obesity And Prostate Cancer Risk Linked In African-American Men

Monday, April 20, 2015 - 17:40 in Health & Medicine

Obesity was associated with an increased risk for prostate cancer in African-American men and that risk grew by nearly four times as body-mass index (BMI) increased, according to a new study.  African-American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer of any racial or ethnic group in the United States, as well as the highest rates of aggressive disease and prostate cancer death.  read more

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