Journal article
Glucose metabolism during the acute prostate cancer treatment trajectory: The influence of age and obesity
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Obesity and age, key risk factors for aggressive prostate cancer, are associated with insulin resistance. Glucose-related parameters in patients with aggressive prostate cancer were compared with 2 reference groups: men of similar age and body mass index (BMI) without cancer, and healthy young men. Acute changes in these parameters following radiation treatment were also evaluated.
METHODS: Nine patients with aggressive …
Authors
Di Sebastiano KM; Bell KE; Mitchell AS; Quadrilatero J; Dubin JA; Mourtzakis M
Journal
Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 195–203
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.clnu.2016.11.024
ISSN
0261-5614