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Type 2 diabetes: a protective factor for prostate cancer? An overview of proposed mechanisms.
Clinical genitourinary cancer - 1 Jun 2014
Rastmanesh Reza, Hejazi Jalal, Marotta Francesco, Hara Noboru
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer are 2 of the most important public health concerns, especially in the elderly population. Although diabetes has been recognized as a potent risk factor for many types of cancers, there is a large amount of evidence that shows that it has a protective role against prostate cancer. The underlying cause of this protective role is not fully understood, however, some mechanisms...
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