Statin use and cancer risk in the General Practice Research Database

In a matched case–control study using the General Practice Research Database, current statin use was not associated with a significantly altered risk of any of 13 studied cancers. Untreated hyperlipidaemia was associated with slightly increased risks of colon cancer (relative risk 1.8; 95% confidenc...

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Autores principales: Kaye, J A, Jick, H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2004
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2409598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14760377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601566
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Sumario:In a matched case–control study using the General Practice Research Database, current statin use was not associated with a significantly altered risk of any of 13 studied cancers. Untreated hyperlipidaemia was associated with slightly increased risks of colon cancer (relative risk 1.8; 95% confidence interval 1.2–2.8), prostate cancer (1.5; 1.1–2.0), and bladder cancer (1.9; 1.2–3.1).

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