The prevalence of obesity is increasing in the world, and obesity-induced disease, insulin-
resistance, cardiovascular disease, and malignancies are becoming a problem …

Although obesity has been consistently linked to an increased risk of several malignancies,
including cancers of the colon, gallbladder, kidney, and pancreas, its role in prostate cancer …

Obesity is known to have important roles in driving prostate cancer aggressiveness and
increased mortality. Multiple mechanisms have been postulated for these clinical …

Overweight and obese men with prostate cancer are at an increased risk of disease
recurrence, exacerbated treatment-related adverse effects, development of obesity-related …

Evidence has supported obesity as a risk factor for both benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)
and prostate cancer (PCa). Obesity causes several mechanisms including increased intra …

Affecting over 30% of the population, obesity is an epidemic in the United States and is
associated with multiple chronic medical problems. Obesity is also associated with …

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of a number of serious medical conditions,
including cancer. As far as prostate cancer is concerned, obesity is associated with an …

Prostate cancer, the third most common cancer in men worldwide, varies substantially
according to geographic region and race/ethnicity. Obesity and associated endocrine …

Obesity may facilitate the development and progression of PCa trough different biologic
mechanisms that may pose obese men at higher risk of advanced and high-grade disease …

OBJECTIVES: Both obesity and prostate cancer (PCa) are epidemic in Western society.
Although initial epidemiological data appeared conflicting, recent studies have clarified the …