Smoking may raise ratings for the return of Cancer of the Prostate

for men who have had their surgical resection due to prostate prostate cancer, smoking seems linked to an increase in blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) - a measure of the risk of cancer recurrence.

Detects if a new study to be presented Monday at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), Washington D.C.

The study involved 321 smokers and 309-smokers who underwent radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate) from 1989 to 2005. Smokers have a higher volume and a higher volume of cancer high quality than non-smokers, according to researchers at Stanford University medical school.

Smokers has also tended to draw a steep rise in PSA blood levels, signaling a greater risk of "biochemical recurrence" cancer of the prostate. The PSA level increased approximately one per cent per pack-year smoked, the team discovered.

"These data suggest that the history of smoking could provide valuable information and should be included in prostate cancer risk assessment models," study presenter Dr. Joseph c. Presti, said in a press release AAU.

"The study also presents a strong message to men: smoking cessation now could affect your ability to survive to the prostate cancer later,"he added."".