Health Day - Obesity and other health problems may boost the chances of cancer returning after a man has his prostate removed, a new study finds.
"Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and up to 30 percent of patients will develop recurrence after [prostate removal]," said study author Dr. Arash Samiei, of Allegheny Health Network's urology department in Pittsburgh.
Samiei's team analyzed data from 1,100 prostate cancer patients who had their prostate removed (radical prostatectomy) at a Pittsburgh hospital between 2003 and 2013. The patients were an average of age 60 when diagnosed...>>>
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