Relationship of self-reported body size and shape with risk for prostate cancer: A UK case-control study

• Main Authors: Mohammad Aladwani, Artitaya Lophatananon, Fredie Robinson, Aneela Rahman, William Ollier, Zsofia Kote-Jarai, David Dearnaley, Govindasami Koveela, Nafisa Hussain, Reshma Rageevakumar, Diana Keating, Andrea Osborne, Tokhir Dadaev, Mark Brook, British Association of Urological Surgeons’ Section of Oncology, Rosalind Eeles, Kenneth R. Muir
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26278/1/Relationship%20of%20self-reported%20body%20size%20and%20shape%20with%20risk%20for%20prostate%20cancer%20A%20UK%20casecontrol%20study.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26278/2/Relationship%20of%20self-reported%20body%20size%20and%20shape%20with%20risk%20for%20prostate%20cancer%20A%20UK%20casecontrol%20study1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26278/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238928

Introduction Previous evidence has suggested a relationship between male self-reported body size and the risk of developing prostate cancer. In this UK-wide case-control study, we have explored the possible association of prostate cancer risk with male self-reported body size. We also investigated b...