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Biopsy May Underestimate Prostate Cancer Grade in Obese Men

DURHAM, N.C., March 28 — Biopsies may underestimate the severity of prostate cancer in obese men, a team of investigators found. In a study comparing biopsy results and surgical specimens in more than 1,100 men who underwent radical prostatectomy, obese men were significantly more likely than men of normal weight to have cancers that […]