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In a review of a large, multicenter trial of radiation and androgen deprivation therapy for men with locally advanced prostate cancer, patients with BMI of >25 but < than 30, or >30 were found to have a higher rate of prostate-cancer specific mortality. This prospective data is in agreement with previously published population studies indicating a higher death rate from prostate cancer in obese individuals.

Obesity and Prostate Cancer Mortality