Prostate cancer patients' weight linked to tumor size, study finds
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 21:41
in Health & Medicine
The size of tumors in prostate cancer patients is directly linked to their weight, according to a new six-year study. They found heavier patients, or those with the highest body mass index, also had the largest tumors. They discovered the connection after studying 3,327 patients who had undergone robotic removal of their cancerous prostate glands and surrounding tissue.