Global Dialysis - The Impact Of Obesity On The Diagnosis Of Prostate Cancer Using A Modern Extended Biopsy Scheme (Medical News Today)

The Impact Of Obesity On The Diagnosis Of Prostate Cancer Using A Modern Extended Biopsy Scheme (Medical News Today)

UroToday.com - Studies associating obesity and prostate cancer (CaP) are varied. In the February 2009 edition of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Raj Pruthi and colleagues reported on the impact of obesity in the detection of CaP. The study is a single institution series of 500 men with an increased or increasing PSA or abnormal DRE who underwent transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of the prostate.