Recent Advances in the Use of Metformin: Can Treating Diabetes Prevent Breast Cancer?
Recent Advances in the Use of Metformin: Can Treating Diabetes Prevent Breast Cancer?
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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English
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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There is substantial epidemiological evidence pointing to an increased incidence of breast cancer and morbidity in obese, prediabetic, and diabetic patients. In vitro studies strongly support metformin, a diabetic medication, in breast cancer therapy. Although metformin has been heralded as an exciting new breast cancer treatment, the principal con...
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Recent Advances in the Use of Metformin: Can Treating Diabetes Prevent Breast Cancer?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4383151
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4383151
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2314-6133
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2314-6141
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10.1155/2015/548436
