Prostate Cancer Prognosis
Research conducted at University Medical Center, Department of Urology has provided new information about prostate cancer prognosis
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 3rd, 2009
Data detailed in 'Body mass index as a prognostic marker for biochemical recurrence in Dutch men treated with radical prostatectomy' have been presented. According to recent research published in the journal Bju International, "To investigate whether body mass index (BMI) is a prognostic factor for biochemical recurrence (BCR) in Dutch men after radical prostatectomy (RP), as although epidemiological studies of obesity in relation to prostate cancer have provided conflicting results, recent studies from the USA suggest that a higher BMI is a risk factor for progression of prostate cancer. Of the 1417 patients with prostate cancer who had RP at two University hospitals, 1302 were...
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