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Metformin use and hospital attendance-related resources utilization among diabetic patients with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy: A population-based cohort study.

Yan Hiu Athena LeeJeremy Man Ho HuiCheuk To ChungKang LiuEdward Christopher DeeKenrick NgGary TseJeffrey Shi Kai ChanChi-Fai Ng
Published in: Cancer medicine (2023)
Metformin use was associated with decreased hospital attendances, days of hospitalization, and associated costs, which could help reduce healthcare resource utilization following ADT in the treatment of PCa.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • prostate cancer
  • acute care
  • type diabetes
  • radical prostatectomy
  • adverse drug
  • stem cells
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • smoking cessation