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Comment
. 2013;18(12):1245-7.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0381. Epub 2013 Nov 20.

Metformin: are potential benefits on cancer risk extended to cancer survival?

Carlo La Vecchia  1 , Cristina Bosetti
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Metformin: are potential benefits on cancer risk extended to cancer survival?

Carlo La Vecchia et al. Oncologist. 2013.
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