Body size and risk of prostate cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition.

Pischon, Tobias; Boeing, Heiner; Weikert, Steffen; Allen, Naomi; Key, Tim; Føns Johnsen, Nina; Tjønneland, Anne; Tang Severinsen, Marianne; Overvad, Kim; Rohrmann, Sabine; Kaaks, Rudolf; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Zoi, Gitaki; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios; Pala, Valeria; Palli, Domenico; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, H; May, Anne; Manjer, Jonas; Wallström, Peter; Stattin, Pär; Hallmans, Göran; Buckland, Genevieve; Larrañaga, Nerea; Dolores Chirlaque, María; Martínez, Carmen; L Redondo Cornejo, María; Ardanaz, Eva; Bingham, Sheila; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Rinaldi, Sabina; Slimani, Nadia; Jenab, Mazda; Riboli, Elio

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0609

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Body size and risk of prostate cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition.

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Authors:

Tobias Pischon

Heiner Boeing

Steffen Weikert

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Body size has been hypothesized to influence the risk of prostate cancer; however, most epidemiologic studies have relied on body mass index (BMI) to assess adiposity, whereas only a few studies have examined whether body fat distribution predicts prostate cancer. METHODS: We examined th...

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