High body mass index increases the risk for prostate cancer and high Gleason score in northern Tanzania: data from prostate cancer screening
Tanzanian men with elevated prostate-specific antigen and a high BMI have a significant risk of being diagnosed with Pca, mostly with a high Gleason score. Normal BMI maintenance might help in reducing the risk of developing Pca.
Authors
- Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-3452)
- Kien Alfred Mteta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1826-4405)
- Godrule Lyimo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9077-7643)
- Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1898-9772)
- Obadia Venance Nyongole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9807-1960)
- Frank Bright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8290-3493)
- Alex Mremi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7226-0168)
- Modesta Mitao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5472-8094)
- Harcharan Gill
- Mramba Nyindo
- Blandina Theophil Mmbaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-1916)
- Innocent H. Uggh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7732-8111)
- Mshangama Seif
Institutions
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ecancermedicalscience
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2025.1898
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00