A Man's Weight & Prostate Cancer

A Man's Weight & Prostate Cancer

Research indicates that men who are obese or even overweight when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than men at a healthy weight.

 

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Robotic Surgery Recommended For Obese Patients

Robotic Surgery Recommended For Obese Patients

Researchers examined records of 9,108 obese men who underwent radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate gland and some surrounding tissue). Among all patients, 60.4 percent underwent robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy and 39.6 percent underwent open prostatectomy.

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