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Statins dose-dependently exert a chemopreventive effect against lung cancer in COPD patients: a population-based cohort study

PURPOSE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with increased lung cancer risk. We evaluated the association of statin use with lung cancer risk in COPD patients and identified which statins possess the highest chemopreventive potential. RESULTS: After adjustment for age, sex, C...

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Autores principales: Liu, Ju-Chi, Yang, Tsung-Yeh, Hsu, Yi-Ping, Hao, Wen-Rui, Kao, Pai-Feng, Sung, Li-Chin, Chen, Chun-Chao, Wu, Szu-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27517752
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.11162