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Prostate test may be biased against obese
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Testing men for prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in the blood may be biased against obese men, U.S. researchers say.
Prostate tumors grow faster in active mice
DURHAM, N.C., April 14 (UPI) -- Prostate tumors grew more quickly in mice who exercised than in those who did not, researchers at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina said.
Low-carb diet may stunt prostate tumors
DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Tumor growth was stalled and survival rates lengthened in mice fed a low-carbohydrate diet, U.S. researchers found.
Blacks have higher prostate cancer return
DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- African-American men are at higher risk of their prostate cancer returning, but their disease is no more aggressive than in white men, says a U.S. study.
Study finds PSA predicts cancer recurrence
BALTIMORE, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A Baltimore study finds that PSA levels remain the best predictor of whether cancer will recur in men who have had prostate surgery.
Progress in prostate recurrence prediction
BALTIMORE, July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have developed a reference tool that doctors can use to determine who is at high risk of death after prostate cancer surgery.
Prostate cancer risk rises with obesity
BALTIMORE, May 10 (UPI) -- Baltimore researchers have found that obese men may have increased risk for prostate cancer recurrence after surgery.

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“ We know that obese men tend to have lower PSA values than their normal-weight counterparts, possibly caused by larger blood volumes, which dilute the readings, ”
Prostate test may be biased against obese
United Press International
“ These mice were not receiving treatment and we were allowing aggressive tumors to grow unchecked for the sake of the experiment, ”
Prostate tumors grow faster in active mice
United Press International
“ Our study found that African-American men have a slightly higher risk of what is known as PSA recurrence, which is a blood test that indicates the presence of cancer based on the levels of a certain biomarker known as prostate-specific antigen, ”
Blacks have higher prostate cancer return
United Press International
“ Our findings add to the burgeoning list of chronic and deadly diseases associated with obesity and underscore the importance of this major public health problem, ”
Prostate cancer risk rises with obesity
United Press International
“ Our results show that moderately and severely obese men were at an increased risk for high PSA levels after surgery and therefore are likely to have prostate cancer recurrence, ”
Prostate cancer risk rises with obesity
United Press International
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