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Exploring association between statin use and breast cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis.

Md Mohaimenul IslamHsuan-Chia YangPhung-Anh NguyenTahmina Nasrin PolyChih-Wei HuangShwetambara KekadeAbdulwahed Mohammed KhalfanTonmoy DebnathYu-Chuan Jack LiShabbir Syed Abdul
Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2017)
Our results suggest that there is no association between statin use and breast cancer risk. However, observational studies cannot clarify whether the observed epidemiologic association is a causal effect or the result of some unmeasured confounding variable. Therefore, more research is needed.
Keyphrases
  • breast cancer risk
  • systematic review
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • meta analyses
  • type diabetes
  • case control