Body Size and Prostate Cancer: A 20-Year Follow-up Study Among 135006 Swedish Construction Workers

1997406 citationsJournal Article

Authors

S.-O. Andersson

A. Wolk · University Dermatology

R Bergström · Uppsala University

Hans‐Olov Adami · Harvard University

Gerda Engholm · National Board of Health and Welfare

Anders Englund · National Board of Health and Welfare

Olof Nyrén

Abstract

Our large cohort study indicates that various aspects of body size are related to the risk of prostate cancer and that future studies are needed to study the role of body size and prostate cancer.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Nutrition and Health in Aging Body Composition Measurement Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 89, Issue 5, pp. 385-389

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.5.385

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