Obese African‐Americans with prostate cancer (T1c and a prostate‐specific antigen, PSA, level of <10 ng/mL) have higher‐risk pathological features and a greater risk of PSA recurrence than non‐African‐Americans

Abstract

a greater proportion of AA men was obese in this cohort. Obese AA with impalpable cancer and a PSA level of <10 ng/mL have a higher risk of pathological features than obese non-AA men, as well as a higher risk of PSA recurrence. Obesity might be responsible for the racial disparity seen in prostate cancer.