Low testosterone linked to cancer risk in men

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New research indicates that men with very low testosterone levels have an 18% higher risk of fatal and nonfatal cancers, though no increased risk was found for prostate cancer. Instead, prostate cancer risk appears linked to low levels of other sex hormones such as SHBG and luteinising hormone.

New research shows men with very low testosterone levels are at higher risk of both fatal and nonfatal cancer later in life. But while the research found men with low testosterone were 18% more likely to die of cancer years down the track, the results did not hold for prostate cancer. Rather, prostate cancer appeared more closely linked with low levels of two other sex hormones: sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and luteinising hormone.