Obesity Linked High Blood Volumes Render PSA Prostate Cancer Test Less Effective
The extra blood volume produced in the obese may so dilute levels of a telltale protein produced by prostates that the popular PSA test may be essentially useless for diagnosing prostate cancer in men carrying extra pounds, a new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness on December 2nd, 2007