Annals of internal medicine

The most recent articles from: Ann. Intern. Med. October 2008

Ann. Intern. Med. · Oct 2008

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Insulin-like growth factors, their binding proteins, and prostate cancer risk: analysis of individual patient data from 12 prospective studies.

Some, but not all, published results have shown an association between circulating blood levels of some insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding proteins (IGFBPs) and the subsequent risk for prostate cancer. ⋯ High circulating IGF-I concentrations are associated with a moderately increased risk for prostate cancer.

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