Obese men may have elevated risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy
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 Obese men may have elevated risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomyObese men may have elevated risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy
 
Among men with prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP), those who were obese had a higher risk of biochemical recurrence, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference Obesity and Cancer: Mechanisms Underlying Etiology and Outcomes, held Jan. 27-30.
 
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