Obesity, history of weight gain could help predict prostate cancer progression
1st Oct 2005, 04:15 GMT
How heavy a man is at the time he is diagnosed with prostate cancer, as well as his history of weight gain, appear to play significant roles in how aggressive his cancer may become, say researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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