The association of body mass index with tumor aggression among men undergoing radical prostatectomy

CONCLUSIONS: Increased BMI is associated with adverse pathology in PZ tumors. TZ adverse pathology risk may be increased among obese men with GG1 or GG2 disease, which has implications for future studies assessing behavioral change among men whose tumors are actively monitored.PMID:38262868 | DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.12.013

Source: Urologic Oncology - January 23, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Justin R Gregg Resa Magill Andrew M Fang Brian F Chapin John W Davis Mehrad Adibi Lisly Ch éry John Papadopoulos Curtis Pettaway Louis Pisters John F Ward Andrew W Hahn Carrie R Daniel Jerusha Bhaskaran Keyi Zhu Mireya Guerrero Miao Zhang Patricia Tronco Source Type: research