November 26th, 2007
PSA Scores in Obese Men Should be Adjusted
According to a new study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers, — doctors may be missing cancers in obese men because the telltale blood marker (PSA) used to detect prostate cancer can be falsely interpreted as low in this population.
According to Stephen Freedland, M.D., a Duke urologist and senior researcher on the study:
“Obese men have […]
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