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Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer With Metformin Therapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE: Both in vitro and in vivo studies indicate that metformin inhibits cancer cell growth and reduces cancer risk. Recent epidemiological studies suggest that metformin therapy may reduce the risks of cancer and overall cancer mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes. However, data on it...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Zhi-Jiang, Zheng, Zhi-Jie, Kan, Haidong, Song, Yiqing, Cui, Wei, Zhao, Genming, Kip, Kevin E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21949223
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc11-0512