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Epidemiology of prostate cancer and obesity Prostate cancer Prostate cancer is an androgen-dependent malignancy that affects the aging male population, with the mean age at diagnosis being 66 years (1) . Over the past decade, the incidence of
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Introduction Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignant tumors in male. In 2017, American Cancer Society reported 161,360 cases of newly diagnosed PCa, accounting for 20% of male tumors. Furthermore, its incidence and mortality
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Introduction Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most common forms of cancer and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men worldwide ( 1 ). Androgens regulate normal and malignant prostate tissue growth via activation of androgen receptor
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). Recent studies have suggested that testosterone levels <0.7 nM under ADT are associated rather with a longer time to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) or death compared to higher testosterone levels ( 4 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17
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Introduction Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists is one of the mainstay therapies for prostate cancer ( 1 ). This therapy reduces circulating testosterone to castrate concentrations
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Introduction Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and the third most common cause of death in men aged over 50 years in developed countries. Apart from age, race, and a positive family history are among the
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Introduction Prostate cancer is the most common solid organ cancer in men and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a principal therapy. While ADT improves cancer symptoms and survival in prostate cancer patients, because of the induced
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Introduction Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men worldwide. For decades, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has been the cornerstone of treatment for various stages of locally advanced or metastatic PCa
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Introduction Prostate cancer (PCa) patients with locally advanced disease are often treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to prevent tumour progression ( 1 ). Loss of skeletal muscle mass is a common side effect of ADT ( 2 , 3 , 4
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). Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) used for the treatment of prostate cancer suppresses testosterone to castrate levels. This results in a rapid loss of muscle mass far exceeding that of normal aging ( 6 , 7 ). Thus, ADT offers a unique model to study the