Circulating free insulin-like growth factor-I and prostate cancer: a case-control study nested in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

Background: Circulating total insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is an established risk factor for prostate cancer. However, only a small proportion of circulating IGF-I is free or readily dissociable from IGF-binding proteins (its bioavailable form), and few studies have investigated the associat...

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Main Authors: Cheng, TS, Noor, U, Watts, E, Pollak, M, Wang, Y, McKay, J, Atkins, J, Masala, G, Sánchez, M, Agudo, A, Castilla, J, Aune, D, Colorado-Yohar, SM, Manfredi, L, Gunter, MJ, Pala, V, Josefsson, A, Key, TJ, Smith-Byrne, K, Travis, RC
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2024