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Editorial Comment

Impact of diabetes and metformin use on prostate cancer

Daniel Tausskya Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada;b CRCHUM-Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Guila Delouyaa Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada;b CRCHUM-Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Pages 508-509 | Received 27 Jul 2020, Accepted 01 Aug 2020, Published online: 13 Aug 2020

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