Obesity may affect accuracy of prostate screening
Researchers say obesity is associated with lower prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in men, making the screening test likely to produce unreliable results in this population. The full study is published in the March 1, 2005 issue of CANCER (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
Full Article: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-01/labr-lbm013105.php