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Dietary fat type may matter after prostate cancer

The association was driven by cardiovascular disease and other cancers, not prostate cancer mortality.

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  • Andrea Surnit

  • September 29, 2026

  • 4 min

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    Replacing saturated or animal fats with monounsaturated or plant-based sources was linked to greater all-cause mortality in nonmetastatic prostate cancer patients.

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    The study analyzed 4,884 patients diagnosed with nonmetastatic prostate cancer from 1986 to 2019, with a median follow-up of 12.8 years.

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    Patients in the highest quintile of saturated fat intake had 24% higher all-cause mortality compared to those in the lowest quintile.

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    Higher monounsaturated fat intake was associated with lower mortality, primarily due to reduced cardiovascular mortality.

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    The study found no significant association between dietary fat intake and prostate cancer-specific mortality.

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Dietary fat type may matter after prostate cancer

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • September 29, 2026

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