Prostate cancer has a huge and growing burden of disease, yet its natural history has not been fully elucidated. Several studies have shown a positive association between IGF-1 and prostate cancer, suggesting that perhaps increased levels of this hormone could be considered a risk factor for the disease. The ProCEED study was undertaken to examine whether levels of serum IGF-1 were higher in prostate cancer patients vs patients without prostate ...
Prostate cancer has a huge and growing burden of disease, yet its natural history has not been fully elucidated. Further, it is unknown why African American men have the highest incidence rates in the world. The overall goals of the ProCEED pilot study are as follows: (1) to advance understanding of the IGF axis and its interplay with race/genetics and dietary/lifestyle risk factors for prostate cancer, (2) to elucidate modifiable ...
The third year of the grant was dedicated to continued subject enrollment. At the end of the enrollment period there were 87 subjects enrolled into the study (57 prostate cancer cases and 30 controls). A no-cost extension was recently obtained in order to complete study in 2009. Data management activities, dietary data analysis, laboratory sample processing, and study data entry are currently underway. No final results from this study are ...
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