The impact of obesity on prostate cancer recurrence observed after exclusion of diabetics
Agalliu I, Williams S, Adler B, Androga L, Siev M, Lin J, Xue X, Huang G, Strickler HD, Ghavamian R. The impact of obesity on prostate cancer recurrence observed after exclusion of diabetics. Cancer Causes & Control 2015, 26: 821-830. PMID: 25771797, PMCID: PMC4984400, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-015-0554-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBMI/obesityProstate cancer recurrenceCancer recurrencePRCA patientsBeta-cell insulin productionCox proportional hazards modelExclusion of diabeticsAnti-diabetes medicationsImpact of obesityNormal-weight menPathological tumor characteristicsType 2 diabetesProportional hazards modelObese menSerum PSAAdvanced diabetesMass indexTumor characteristicsWeight menRadical prostatectomyObesity associationRecurrence eventsHazards modelObesity