Skin Cancer May Delay Onset but Not Progression of Parkinson's Disease: A Nested Case-Control Study

Skin Cancer May Delay Onset but Not Progression of Parkinson's Disease: A Nested Case-Control Study

Objective: To evaluate the extent to which cancer, a biological opposite to neurodegenerative disorders, may affect the onset and progression of Parkinson's disease (PD).Methods: A nested case-control design in consecutive PD patients with (cases) vs. without (controls) cancer was used to compa...

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Main Authors: Abhimanyu Mahajan, Martina Chirra, Alok K. Dwivedi, Andrea Sturchio, Elizabeth G. Keeling, Luca Marsili, Alberto J. Espay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease
cancer
Hoehn & Yahr
disease progression
disease milestones
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00406/full

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