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. 2019 Sep;19(3):298-300.
doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2019.101340. Epub 2019 Aug 20.

Limited Evidence Suggests Metformin Might Be Beneficial to Reduce Head and Neck Cancer Risk and Increase Overall Survival, While Any Benefit With Antiinflammatory Drugs Is Inconsistent

Analia Veitz-Keenan, Thamar Delia Silvestre Calle, Marco Bergamini

Limited Evidence Suggests Metformin Might Be Beneficial to Reduce Head and Neck Cancer Risk and Increase Overall Survival, While Any Benefit With Antiinflammatory Drugs Is Inconsistent

Analia Veitz-Keenan et al. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Protective effects of metformin, statins, and antiinflammatory drugs on head and neck cancer: A systematic review. Saka Herrán C, Jané-Salas E, Devesa AE, López-López J. Oral Oncol 2018;85:68-81.

Source of funding: None.

Type of design: Systematic review with meta-analysis.

Keywords: Metformin; NSAIDs; Oral cancer; Oral cancer prevention; Oral cancer risk; Statins.

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