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Spare tyre increases risk death from prostate cancer

Maastricht, Netherlands | Men with a “spare tyre” of excess fat around the waist are at greater risk of dying from prostate cancer, researchers have found for the first time.

The study by Oxford University found that for overweight men, every extra 10 centimetres of waist circumference increased the chance of dying of prostate cancer by 7 per cent.

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