Obesity-Related Plasma Hemodilution and PSA Concentration Among Men With Prostate Cancer

2007355 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Lionel L. Bañez · Duke University

Robert J. Hamilton · Duke University

Alan W. Partin · Johns Hopkins University

Robin T. Vollmer · Duke University

Leon Sun · Duke University

Carmen Rodríguez · American Cancer Society

Yi‐Ting Wang ·

Abstract

In men undergoing radical prostatectomy, higher BMI was associated with higher plasma volume; hemodilution may therefore be responsible for the lower serum PSA concentrations among obese men with prostate cancer. Prospective studies are needed to evaluate this association in screened populations.

Topics & Keywords

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 298, Issue 19, pp. 2275-2275

DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.19.2275

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 19.76

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