A systematic assessment of the association between frequently prescribed medicines and the risk of common cancers: a series of nested case-control studies

Abstract Background Studies systematically screening medications have successfully identified prescription medicines associated with cancer risk. However, adjustment for confounding factors in these studies has been limited. We therefore investigated the association between frequently prescribed med...

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Main Authors: R. D. McDowell, C. Hughes, P. Murchie, C. Cardwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01891-5