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SUBMITTER: Alibhai SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5233456 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alibhai Shabbir M H SM Duong-Hua Minh M Sutradhar Rinku R Fleshner Neil E NE Warde Padraig P Cheung Angela M AM Paszat Lawrence F LF
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20090608 21
PURPOSE Use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) may be associated with an increased risk of diabetes mellitus but the risk of both acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and cardiovascular mortality remain controversial because few outcomes and conflicting findings have been reported. We sought to clarify whether ADT is associated with these outcomes in a large, representative cohort. METHODS Using linked administrative databases in Ontario, Canada, men age 66 years or older with prostate cancer gi ...[more]