The journal of the American Cancer Society, ‘Cancer‘ has published a report that revealed that obesity might cause the treatment failure after primary radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
It has said further that as the body-mass-index (BMI) increases, the risk for biochemical failure increases too.
Obesity causes many health problems such as diabetes and joint disease. It may lead to some kind of cancers, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer.
This study established that obese men, who are suffering from prostate cancer, might be at the risk of other fatal diseases and higher mortality rates too.
Previous study has already showed that obesity may lead to treatment failure after prostatectomy. However, its link with radiation treatment for prostate cancer was unknown.
Sara Strom, Ph.D. of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and other researchers has concluded the study and found the link between obesity and the treatment failure after prostate cancer therapy.
The researchers have said that more study should be conducted on the relationship of obesity with different body mechanism such as dietary factors, steroid androgen metabolism, insulin level and its other effects.
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Obesity causes treatment failure after prostate cancer radiation therapy
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