Obesity Affects the Biopsy-Mediated Detection of Prostate Cancer, Particularly High-Grade Prostate Cancer: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of 29,464 Patients

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In previous studies, obesity (measured according to the body mass index) has correlated inconsistently with the risk of biopsy-measured prostate cancer, and specifically high-grade prostate cancer. This meta-analysis aimed to clarify these correlations. METHODS: A comprehe...

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Main Authors: Hu, Meng-Bo, Liu, Sheng-Hua, Jiang, Hao-Wen, Bai, Pei-De, Ding, Qiang
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4153672/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184215
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106677
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