Disentangling the Association between Statins, Cholesterol, and Colorectal Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study.
BACKGROUND:Several prior studies have found an association between statin use and reduced risk of colorectal cancer. We hypothesized that these findings may be due to systematic bias and examined the independent association of colorectal cancer risk with statin use, serum cholesterol, and change in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4846028?pdf=render |