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Poster

Description

• Prostate cancer and metabolic syndrome are both prevalent among men in developed countries with peak incidence after age 50.

• Prostate cancer has no known modifiable risk factors.

• Most risk factors for metabolic syndrome are modifiable.

• If metabolic syndrome is identified as contributing to the risk of prostate cancer it would give an element of self determination to men at risk for prostate cancer.

• Past studies provide conflicting results in the correlation between these two conditions.

• A literature review was performed to evaluate consistencies in current literature.

• Metabolic syndrome or its components do not increase the risk of developing overall prostate cancer.

• Metabolic syndrome does increase mortality from prostate cancer.

• Men with metabolic syndrome are found to have higher grades of disease upon diagnosis of prostate cancer

Department

Physician Assistant Studies

Degree Name

Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)

Publication Date

2017

Keywords

Diabetes Complications -- complications; Hypertension -- complications; Metabolic Syndrome -- complications; Obesity -- complications; Prostatic Neoplasms -- etiology

Disciplines

Neoplasms | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | Urology

Analysis of Metabolic Syndrome as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer

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