Trajectory of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Prostate Cancer Risk

Categories: Spring 2017

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Previous research suggests that obesity in adulthood is associated with an increased risk of clinically significant prostate cancer. A new study examined the trajectory of BMI beginning at age 20 to determine if being overweight at a younger age affected cancer risk later in life. The study found that men who were overweight or had a normal weight when they were younger were more likely to have fatal prostate cancer if they became obese later in life, compared to men who maintained a healthier weight throughout adulthood.

The study included nearly 70,000 men in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Screening Trial.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016 Oct 20;109(3). pii: djw225. Print 2017 Mar

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