Study finds weight gain early in life increases risk of prostate cancer death by 27%

The study suggests that men who put on two stone before reaching the age of 30 are 27% more likely to die from prostate cancer in old age than those who maintain their teenage weight. Photograph: David Davies/PA

Men who put on 2st (12.7kg) before turning 30 are 27% more likely to die from prostate cancer in old age than those who maintain their teenage weight, early research suggests.

A decades-long study into more than 250,000 Swedish men indicated there was a strong link between men gaining weight across their healthiest years and developing prostate cancer.