THE INFLUENCE OF ANTIDIABETIC MEDICATIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION OF PROSTATE CANCER

The development of prostate tumors has been linked to co-morbid diabetes mellitus (DM) in several studies, potentially through the stimulation of insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGFR). This study evaluates the effect of anti-diabetic medication use on the development of high grade tumors and ti...

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Main Author: Hitron, Anna Elizabeth
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2011
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/649
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1237&context=gradschool_theses