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Healthy heart, healthy prostate
Exercise and weight loss may also protect against cancer.
Every time you make heart-healthy decisions about diet and exercise, you're also boosting your prostate health. Recent research suggests that managing the risk factors for heart disease also may lower your risk of prostate cancer.
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