Race and obesity affect outcomes among diabetics following prostatectomy

According to research from Duke University Medical Center appearing in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, .those obese white men having both diabetes and prostate cancer have significantly worse outcomes following radical prostatectomy than do men without diabetes who undergo the same procedure

Previous studies have shown that diabetes is linked with a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, at least in white men. However, the impact of diabetes on outcomes after prostate cancer surgery has not been as clear. [ more about prostate cancer, diabetes and obesuty ]