Abstract:BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (CaP) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and third leading cause of cancer-related death in North American males. Recent evidence suggests that androgens mediate disease progression as recurrent CaP tumors contain androgens in levels high enough to activate the androgen receptor (AR). We have previously shown that in the absence of exogenous androgens, CaP cells develop the ability to synthesize their own androgens. We hypothesize that a) androgens induce the in vitro expression … Show more
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