Prostate cancer: Is active surveillance safe for obese patients?

Nat Rev Urol. 2014 Sep;11(9):489-90. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.207. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

Authors

Stephen Freedland¹, Lorelei Mucci²

Affiliations

¹ Duke University, 571 Research Drive, MSRB 475, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
² Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 25112857
DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.207

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Digital Rectal Examination
Early Detection of Cancer*
Humans
Male
Obesity / complications*
Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
Prostatic Neoplasms / complications*
Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Risk

Substances

Prostate-Specific Antigen