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Intro/Background

  • Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is successfully used in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
  • ADT has show to prolong survival.
  • The use of ADT is associated with many side effects, most notably an increase in diabetes incidence for patients on ADT.
  • African American men have higher prevalence and mortality rates from prostate cancer than White men.
  • It is unclear how prostate cancer treatment such as ADT affects these disparities.
  • This study examines racial differences in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in prostate cancer patients based on their ADT status in the US.

Publication Date

9-18-2022

Keywords

medical oncology, disparities, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology

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Presented at the 2022 AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved.

Racial Disparities in Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence in Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy

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