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Statin Use as a Moderator of Metformin Effect on Risk for Prostate Cancer Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients

OBJECTIVE: Metformin and statins have shown promise for cancer prevention. This study assessed whether the effect of metformin on prostate cancer (PCa) incidence varied by statin use among type 2 diabetic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The study cohort consisted of 5,042 type 2 diabetic male...

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Autores principales: Lehman, Donna M., Lorenzo, Carlos, Hernandez, Javier, Wang, Chen-pin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3329836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22456867
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc11-1829