Obesity-linked high blood volumes render PSA prostate cancer test less effective, study suggests

Time November 20, 2007 - 5:00am Link Obesity-linked high blood volumes render PSA prostate cancer test less effective, study suggests Description The extra blood volume produced in the obese may so dilute levels of a telltale protein produced by prostates that the popular PSA test may be essentially useless for diagnosing prostate cancer in men carrying extra pounds, a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests. Source AAAS Science News Email to friendBookmark thisPrint version » login or register to post comments | 65 reads Score: 0  0 vote(s) updated every 10 min