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Metformin use correlated with lower risk of cardiometabolic diseases and related mortality among US cancer survivors: evidence from a nationally representative cohort study.

Yukun LiXiaoying LiuWenhe LvXuesi WangZhuohang DuXinmeng LiuFanchao MengShuqi JinSongnan WenRong BaiNian LiuRibo Tang
Published in: BMC medicine (2024)
In this cohort study involving a nationally representative population of US cancer survivors, metformin use was significantly correlated with a lower risk of cardiometabolic diseases, all-cause mortality, and cardiometabolic mortality.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • childhood cancer
  • coronary artery disease
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease