Obesity increases risk of prostate cancer recurrence for both blacks and whites

A new look at a large database of prostate cancer patients shows that obesity plays no favorites when it comes to increasing the risk of recurrence after surgery: Being way overweight is equally bad for blacks and whites, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

Studies have shown that obesity is linked to generally worse outcomes in many cancers, including prostate cancer. Because blacks are more likely than whites to develop and die from prostate cancer ? and because there is a higher prevalence of obesity among black men with prostate cancer, compared to whites ? some studies have suggested that obesity might be a more ominous risk factor for blacks than whites.  Click here for full article.