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Metformin does not affect risk of biochemical recurrence following radical prostatectomy: results from the SEARCH database

BACKGROUND: While epidemiologic studies suggest that metformin use among diabetics may decrease prostate cancer (PC) incidence, the effect of metformin use on PC outcome is unclear. We investigated the association between pre-operative metformin use, dose and duration of use and biochemical recurren...

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Autores principales: Allott, Emma H., Abern, Michael R., Gerber, Leah, Keto, Christopher J., Aronson, William J., Terris, Martha K., Kane, Christopher J., Amling, Christopher L., Cooperberg, Matthew R., Moorman, Patricia G., Freedland, Stephen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24100644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pcan.2013.48