Older Men With Diabetes May Have Lower Risk Of Prostate Cancer,

reports researchers found that “among men aged at least 70 years, type 2 diabetes appeared associated with a 35% reduction in risk for prostate cancer after consideration of standard risk factors.” The findings were published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/online/%7Bda1cc808-3bb4-414b-88f0-6c78381f262c%7D/hormone-levels-not-associated-with-lower-prostate-cancer-risk-among-older-men-with-diabetes Prostate cancer is an androgen-dependent cancer, and previous authors have hypothesized that lower [testosterone] in patients with type 2 diabetes may account for decreased prostate cancer risk seen in these patients,” Yi X. Chan, MBBS, of the University of Western Australia School of Medicine in Perth, Australia, and colleagues wrote. “A high frequency of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism has been reported in men with type 2 diabetes. This is in keeping with lower androgen levels observed in men with diabetes in this cohort. Despite this, the role of androgens in the development of prostate cancer is still unclear.”