Increased Risk of Cancer in relation to Gout: A Review of Three Prospective Cohort Studies with 50,358 Subjects

Gout is a common inflammatory disease characterized by acute arthritis and hyperuricemia. A number of epidemiological studies have suggested the critical role of gout in carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to estimate the association between gout and cancer risk by meta-analysis of all relevan...

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Main Authors: Weijie Wang, Donghua Xu, Bin Wang, Shushan Yan, Xiaochen Wang, Yin Yin, Xuehao Wang, Beicheng Sun, Xiaoyang Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/680853