Meat and dairy products may increase risk of prostate cancer

MEAT and dairy products may increase the risk of prostate cancer by raising levels of a cell-growth hormone.

Scientists have found a significant association between blood levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) and the likelihood of men being diagnosed with the disease.

For those in the top fifth of the normal range the risk went up 40%, compared with those at the bottom end of the scale.