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Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed malignancies in men.

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PubMed: Androgen receptor roles in insulin resistance and obesity in males: the linkage of androgen-deprivation therapy to metabolic syndrome

Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed malignancies in men. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the first-line treatment and fundamental management for men with advanced PCa to suppress functions of androgen/androgen receptor (AR) signaling.

Those men develop metabolic syndrome once DHT gets nuked.

The study

  1. Androgen receptor roles in insulin resistance and obesity in males: the linkage of androgen-deprivation therapy to metabolic syndromeDiabetes · 2014 · PMID 25249645
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