Metformin Reduces Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

Metformin appears to reduce the risk for pancreatic cancer in patients with diabetes, whereas insulin therapy appears to increase the risk, according to the results of a large case-control study. See This Week's Item #8.

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This article originally posted 22 August, 2009 and appeared in Issue 483

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