The Potential Effect of Metformin on Cancer: An Umbrella Review

Background: Metformin has been reported to possess anti-cancer properties in addition to glucose-lowering activity and numerous systematic reviews and meta-analyses have studied the association between metformin use and cancer incidence or survival outcomes. We performed an umbrella review to assess...

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Main Authors: Hong Yu, Xi Zhong, Peng Gao, Jinxin Shi, Zhonghua Wu, Zhexu Guo, Zhenning Wang, Yongxi Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00617/full