Metformin therapy and risk of cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review.

Metformin therapy and risk of cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review.

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Diabetes treatments were related with either an increased or reduced risk of cancer. There is ongoing debate about a potential protective action of metformin. To summarize evidence on the association between metformin and risk of cancer and cancer mortality in patients with diabetes...

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Main Authors: Monica Franciosi, Giuseppe Lucisano, Emanuela Lapice, Giovanni F M Strippoli, Fabio Pellegrini, Antonio Nicolucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3732236?pdf=render

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