Obesity and Prostate Cancer Risk

Overweight men may be at increased risk for prostate cancer, a study says. The study looked at information on 84,000 men. All were between 45 and 75 years old when the study began. White and African-American men who gained weight throughout adulthood had an increased risk for prostate cancer, while Japanese men actually had a decreased risk. The study was published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. U.S. News and World Report wrote about it September 2.