Beyond renoprotective impact; ameliorative effects of metformin on malignancies

Diabetes therapies were associated with either a reduced or increased risk of cancer. There are continuous discussions about a possible protective action of metformin. In fact, metformin, a commonly consumed anti-diabetic medication has an ameliorative impact on some cancers by direct (preventing ce...

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Main Authors: Nozar Dorestan, Mohammad Bahadoram, Mohammadreza Khosravi, Sara Bahadoram, Mohammad Davoodi, Maedeh Barahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Nephropharmacology
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Online Access:http://jnephropharmacology.com/PDF/npj-7-50.pdf