Prostate Cancer Risk Lower for Some Heavier Men

Prostate Cancer Risk Lower for Some Heavier Men

ISLAMABAD: Under certain circumstances, the risk of developing
prostate cancer seems to be lower for men with a high body mass index
than for those with a lower BMI.
The effect of body weight on prostate cancer risk is complex, note Dr.
Edward Giovannucci, of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and
associates in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. "Obesity
is associated with various hormonal factors," they point out, and "the
influence of BMI may differ according to whether the cancers are


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On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:22:53 -0700, Ali <aliagha.jafri@gmail.com>
wrote:

May I ask who appointed you resident oncologist?
This is a sc group not a medical, idiot.

>Prostate Cancer Risk Lower for Some Heavier Men
>
>ISLAMABAD: Under certain circumstances, the risk of developing
>prostate cancer seems to be lower for men with a high body mass index
>than for those with a lower BMI.
>The effect of body weight on prostate cancer risk is complex, note Dr.
>Edward Giovannucci, of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and
>associates in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. "Obesity
>is associated with various hormonal factors," they point out, and "the
>influence of BMI may differ according to whether the cancers are
>
>
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