The association of diabetes and obesity with prostate cancer aggressiveness among Black Americans and White Americans in a population-based study.

Saira KhanJianwen CaiMatthew E NielsenMelissa A TroesterJames L MohlerElizabeth T H FonthamLaura H HendrixLaura FarnanAndrew F OlshanJeannette T Bensen

Published in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2016)

Diabetes was not associated with prostate cancer aggressiveness, overall, or in either race group. Obesity, independent of diabetes, was associated with high aggressive prostate cancer only in White Americans.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
type diabetes
radical prostatectomy
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
weight gain
high fat diet induced
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
body mass index