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Bu Yeap

Professor, The University of Western Australia

Bu Yeap leads the Androgens In Men Study (AIMS), an international collaboration that pools long-running studies to look at how sex hormones relate to health in men. He was the corresponding author of a 2024 analysis linking low testosterone to a higher risk of death from any cause.

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WHAT TO WATCHWhether his group or others test if raising testosterone in men with very low levels changes their cancer outcomes.

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Hormones & MenopauseLong-term study · 26,000 men

Very low testosterone tied to higher risk of dying from cancer in men

Men in a study of more than 26,000 whose testosterone was in the lowest fifth were 18% more likely to later die of cancer. The link does not show that low testosterone causes cancer deaths.

BYBu Yeap6 sources · 5 min

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Low testosterone linked to 18% higher risk of dying from cancer ScienceDaily
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Low testosterone in men associated with higher risk for death EurekAlert!