Digitalis use and risk of gastrointestinal cancers: A nationwide population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal cancers are characterized by a male predominance, suggesting a role of sex hormones. We hypothesized that digitalis medication, due to its estrogenic properties, decreases the risk of male-predominated gastrointestinal cancers. RESULTS: Long -term digitalis use (≥2 years...

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Autores principales: Xie, Shao-Hua, Jernberg, Tomas, Mattsson, Fredrik, Lagergren, Jesper
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2017
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28423729
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.16151

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28423729
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.16151

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