Anti-Diabetic Treatment Associated with Reduced Risk of Developing Blood Cancer

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A study has found that metformin, a treatment for type 2 diabetes, may help prevent certain types of cancers. "Our team was interested in understanding what other effects we see with commonly prescribed treatments like metformin," says Anne Stidsholt Roug, MD, PhD, chief physician at Aarhus University Hospital and clinical associate professor at Aalborg University Hospital. The study was led by Daniel Tuyet Kristensen, MD, PhD student, at Aalborg University Hospital.(Summary provided by Infomedia). Sources:Head Topics, 17-05-2024Medical Xpress, 17-05-2024Dailyhunt, 18-05-2024Swifttelecast, 18-05-2024Mirage news, 17-05-2024FirstWord Pharma, 17-05-2024The Telegraph India, 18-05-2024Quick News, 20-05-2024American Society of Hematology, 17-05-2024Technology Networks, 18-05-2024Scienmag, 17-05-2024SciTech Daily, 17-05-2024Medical Dialogues, 18-05-2024Odisha Bhaskar, 18-05-2024Psychreg, 17-05-2024PressReleasePoint, 18-05-2024News Beezer, 18-05-2024News Concerns, 18-05-2024List 23, 17-05-2024News Medical, 19-05-2024Healio, 17-05-2024Thailandmedical, 19-05-2024Today News 24, 18-05-2024EurekAlert, 17-05-2024