Racial Differences in Chronic Stress/Allostatic Load Variation Due to Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer:
IntroductionAllostatic load (AL) is a score calculated through biomarkers involving the cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory systems that reflects the cumulative effect of stress caused by adaptation to adverse psychosocial or physical situations.1 Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) have a higher AL burden compared with non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). A 1-unit increase in AL over a 9.9-year period can…
