Metformin, Asian ethnicity and risk of prostate cancer in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Christopher B ChenMaxim EskinDean T EurichSumit R MajumdarJeffrey A Johnson

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

There is likely no association between metformin and risk of prostate cancer, in either Western-based or Asian-based populations after removing a highly influential Asian-based study.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
type diabetes
radical prostatectomy
south africa
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue