Size of Prostate Tumor Linked to Patients' Weight

tatt2man

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Posted 6/8/2010 12:34 PM (GMT 0)

we seem to be trending the news these days - maybe gearing up to father's day link to prostate cancer awareness events?

news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100603/hl_hsn/sizeofprostatetumorlinkedtopatientsweight

RobnTexas

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Posted 6/8/2010 4:23 PM (GMT 0)

Not considering myself heavy, 5'11" and 190 lbs, my after surgery pathologist report showed a 2cm or 20mm tumor. Maybe I am heavier than I thought.

pa69

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Posted 6/9/2010 1:25 AM (GMT 0)

Hmmmm, I'm 5'8" and weigh about 145 pounds. My tumor weight was 73 grams, which my doctor said was quite large. Must be something wrong with my scale.

Bob

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Posted 6/9/2010 2:16 AM (GMT 0)

Bronson, not sure how accurate that study really would be, buts its obvious that there arent too many health benefits for being overweight, excpet if you are shipwrecked, and you are trying to survive on a life raft for months, that extra body weight could be a life saver.

Dilbert61

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Posted 6/9/2010 7:49 PM (GMT 0)

My doc said mine was pretty large as well. We (my wife and I) throught it was the size of a walnut, he said more like a nectarine. When asked if that was normal he jokingly said, he hasn't seen too many healthy one's.

goodlife

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Posted 6/9/2010 9:05 PM (GMT 0)

I should have had one the size of a watermelon. Hmmm, maybe clean living kept it smaller.

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