09/08/2026
«Χαμηλή τεστοστερόνη μπορεί να αντανακλά γενικότερα προβλήματα υγείας, όπως παχυσαρκία, σακχαρώδη διαβήτη, χρόνιες νόσους ή μειωμένη φυσική δραστηριότητα… αυτό δεν αποτελεί λόγο ή αφορμή λήψης συμπληρωμάτων τεστοστερόνης… αλλά θα πρέπει να αποτελέσει ένδειξη για πλήρη και συνολικό έλεγχο της υγείας».
🧬 Low testosterone in men may be a warning sign for future cancer risk — but it is not proof of a cause.
Researchers combined long-term data from more than 26,000 men across 11 cohort studies in Australia, Europe, and the United States.
Men with testosterone levels in the lowest fifth had an 18% higher risk of dying from cancer compared with men in the highest fifth.
The risk began to rise when testosterone fell below 8.6 nmol/L. Very low testosterone was also linked with a higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer, but not prostate cancer.
That matters because low testosterone may reflect wider health problems, including obesity, diabetes, chronic illness, or reduced physical activity.
The researchers stress this is not a reason to take testosterone supplements.
Instead, low testosterone may be a signal to get a proper health check.
📃 RESEARCH PAPER
📌 Marriott et al., “Associations of testosterone, s*x hormone-binding globulin, and related hormones with risks of cancer death, incident cancer, and incident prostate cancer in men: individual participant data meta-analyses”, The Lancet Healthy Longevity (2026)
