Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3873193 | The Journal of Urology | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Obesity is associated with poorer tumor prognostic characteristics and decreased biochemical relapse-free survival, particularly in African-American men. These data suggest that obesity may in part explain the poorer prostate cancer prognosis seen in African-American men compared to other racial and ethnic groups.
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Authors
E. Spangler, C.M. Zeigler-Johnson, M. Coomes, S.B. Malkowicz, A. Wein, T.R. Rebbeck,