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Statin consumption as a risk factor for developing colorectal cancer: a retrospective case study

BACKGROUND: Statins are the backbone of lipid-lowering therapy and are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the elderly population in Sweden today. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women, after prostate and breast cancer, respectively, with a median age of 72 year...

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Autores principales: Renman, David, Lundberg, Erik, Gunnarsson, Ulf, Strigård, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5732439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29246227
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-017-1287-0