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. 2024 Nov;91(5):966-968.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.07.011. Epub 2024 Aug 3.

Benzoyl peroxide for acne treatment is not associated with an increased risk of malignancy: A retrospective cohort study

David Garate  1 , Christopher J Thang  2 , Jenny Lai  3 , George Golovko  4 , Michael G Wilkerson  5 , John S Barbieri  6
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Benzoyl peroxide for acne treatment is not associated with an increased risk of malignancy: A retrospective cohort study

David Garate et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: acne; benzene; benzoyl peroxide; cancer; leukemia; lymphoma; malignancy; medical dermatology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest Dr Barbieri has received consulting fees from Dexcel Pharma for work unrelated to the current submission. Authors Garate and Thang and Drs Lai, Golovko, and Wilkerson have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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