The impact of obesity towards prostate diseases
Evidence has supported obesity as a risk factor for both benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). Obesity causes several mechanisms including increased intra-abdominal pressure, altered endocrine status, increased sympathetic nervous activity, increased inflammation process, and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Prostate International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S228788821530074X |