Effect of Metformin on Cancer Risk and Treatment Outcome of Prostate Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Epidemiological Observational Studies

BACKGROUND: Laboratory studies have shown the anti-tumor effect of metformin on prostate cancer. However, recent epidemiological studies have yielded inconclusive results. METHODS: We searched PubMed database from the inception to May 30 2014 for studies which assessed the effect of metformin use on...

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Autores principales: Yu, Hongliang, Yin, Li, Jiang, Xuesong, Sun, Xiujin, Wu, Jing, Tian, Hao, Gao, Xianshu, He, Xia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25545701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116327

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25545701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116327

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