title: Diabetes and the risk of prostate cancer: the role of diabetes treatment and complications.
abstract: Epidemiologic evidence suggests diabetic men have a slightly lower prostate cancer risk than non-diabetic men. We examined this association in a prospective cohort study of 35 239 men, 50-76 years old, in Washington State who completed a baseline questionnaire between 2000 and 2002. Incident prostate cancers as of 31 December 2004 were identified through the SEER registry. Diabetic men had a slightly lower risk of prostate cancer than non-diabetic men (hazard ratio (HR) 0.83, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.64-1.07). Insulin users overall and insulin users with diabetic complications had decreased risks, compared to non-diabetic men (HR 0.49, 95% CI 0.26-0.92) and (HR 0.36, 95% CI 0.15-0.87), respectively. Oral medication use for diabetes was not associated with prostate cancer. Insulin is likely a marker of severity of diabetes. Future studies of this association should consider diabetes type, treatment, severity, complications and biomarkers.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Velicer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dublin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin