478: Relationship between Obesity and Prostate Cancer Screening in the United States

CD Scales, LH Curtis, RD Norris… - The Journal of …, 2006 - auajournals.org
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have shown an inverse relationship with
serum PSA levels and body mass index (BMI). We examined the relationship of BMI and …

477: Body Mass Index and Impact on PSA Screening and Prostate Cancer Detection in the Plco Trial

RL Grubb, DL Levin, PF Pinsky, J Mabie… - The Journal of …, 2006 - auajournals.org
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have shown an inverse relationship with
serum PSA levels and body mass index (BMI). We examined the relationship of BMI and …

Obesity and prostate cancer screening among African‐American and Caucasian men

JH Fowke, LB Signorello, W Underwood III… - The …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Differential prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) testing practices according to
obesity‐related comorbid conditions may contribute to inconsistent results in studies of …

Obesity and prostate cancer detection: insights from three national surveys

N Parekh, Y Lin, RS DiPaola, S Marcella… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that obesity is associated with higher prostate
cancer progression and mortality despite an association with lower prostate cancer …

The effect of obesity and lower serum prostate‐specific antigen levels on prostate‐cancer screening results in American men

S Culp, M Porter - BJU international, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE To determine if lower serum total prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in
obese American men affect prostate‐cancer screening results, as an increased body mass …

Relationship of body mass index and prostate specific antigen in a population-based study☆

IM Thompson, R Leach, D Troyer, B Pollock… - … Oncology: Seminars and …, 2004 - Elsevier
This study was designed to use a prospectively analyzed, population-based, multiethnic
cohort of men to determine if there is a relationship between one measure of …

Obesity, serum prostate specific antigen and prostate size: implications for prostate cancer detection

SJ Freedland, EA Platz, JC Presti Jr, WJ Aronson… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Obesity has been associated with lower serum testosterone, theoretically
resulting in decreased PSA production. Obesity has also been associated with prostatic …

Relationship between body mass index and prostate cancer screening in the United States

CD Scales, LH Curtis, RD Norris… - The Journal of …, 2007 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Obesity is associated with more advanced disease and worse outcomes in men
with prostate cancer. To our knowledge the relationship between obesity and prostate …

Obesity is a significant risk factor for prostate cancer at the time of biopsy

SJ Freedland, J Wen, M Wuerstle, A Shah, D Lai… - Urology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Studies suggest obesity is associated with decreased prostate cancer risk.
We hypothesized obesity is biologically associated with increased risk, although this is …

Body mass index and prostate cancer severity: do obese men harbor more aggressive disease on prostate biopsy?

K Chamie, S Oberfoell, L Kwan, J Labo, JT Wei… - Urology, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of obesity with the prebiopsy prostate-specific
antigen (PSA), Gleason score, clinical stage, and D'Amico tumor risk in 2 independent …