The Risk of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Hydrochlorothiazide: A Cohort Study.

Jing de Haan-Du Gijs W D LandmanKlaas H GroenierPauline A J Vissers Marieke W J LouwmanNanne KleefstraGeertruida H de Bock

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2021)

The potential increased risk of cSCC should be a consideration when prescribing HCTZ, with thiazide-like diuretics offering a safer alternative.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
primary care
lymph node metastasis
locally advanced
human health
emergency department