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Long-term use of metformin and colorectal cancer risk in type II diabetics: a population-based case–control study

In vitro and animal studies indicate that metformin prevents colorectal cancer (CRC). Epidemiological studies, however, have been equivocal. We undertook this study to assess whether metformin prevents CRC in individuals with type II diabetes. We performed a nested case–control study restricted to D...

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Autores principales: Cardel, Majken, Jensen, Sara M, Pottegård, Anton, Jørgensen, Trine L, Hallas, Jesper
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25091592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.306