Pioglitazone Use and Risk of Bladder Cancer and Other Common Cancers in Persons With Diabetes.

JD, Lewis; LA, Habel; CP, Quesenberry; BL, Strom; T, Peng; MM, Hedderson; SF, Ehrlich; R, Mamtani; W, Bilker; DJ, Vaughn; L, Nessel; Den Eeden SK, Van; A, Ferrara

doi:10.1001/jama.2015.7996

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Pioglitazone Use and Risk of Bladder Cancer and Other Common Cancers in Persons With Diabetes.

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Authors:

Lewis JD

Habel LA

Quesenberry CP

Abstract

<h4>Importance</h4>Studies suggest pioglitazone use may increase risk of cancers.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine whether pioglitazone use for diabetes is associated with risk of bladder and 10 additional cancers.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>Cohort and nested case-control analyses among per...

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