Tamoxifen use and acute pancreatitis: A population-based cohort study.

BACKGROUND:Several case reports have indicated that tamoxifen induced acute pancreatitis (AP); but no pharmacoepidemiological data support the claim. Therefore, we investigated whether tamoxifen use is correlated with the risk of AP in patients with breast cancer. METHODS:This population-based cohor...

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Main Authors: Fan-Gen Hsu, Yow-Wen Hsieh, Ming-Jyh Sheu, Che-Chen Lin, Cheng-Li Lin, Chung Y Hsu, Chang-Yin Lee, Mei-Yin Chang, Kuang-Hsi Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5349648?pdf=render