Making sense of associations between type 2 diabetes, metformin, and breast cancer risk.
Br J Cancer
; 125(7): 909-910, 2021 09.
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ABSTRACT
The relationship between type 2 diabetes (T2D), metformin, and breast cancer is complex. T2D may increase risk, but metformin used as first-line treatment of T2D may decrease breast cancer risk. This comment explores efforts to disentangle effects of T2D and metformin use on breast cancer risk in a prospective study.
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Metformina
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article