Obesity affects prostate cancer test results
Thursday, 5 July 2018
University of 亚洲色吧 research shows that the results of the most widely used test for prostate cancer may be affected by obesity.
With increasing prevalence of obesity in high-income countries, this study published by the , has important implications for detecting and monitoring the most common form of cancer in men.
Using data from 970 South Australian men from the Florey 亚洲色吧 Male Ageing Study, PhD student and medical oncologist Dr Adel Aref from the University’s 亚洲色吧 Medical School and the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, studied the effects of obesity on PSA levels detected in blood and the influence of the hormones, testosterone and estrogen.
Elevated levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood can be an indicator of prostate cancer and lead to further diagnostic investigations,” says Dr Aref.
PSA is increased by the male sex steroid hormone, testosterone. “We have shown for the first time that the conce