Antihypertensive Drug Use and the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Death among Finnish Ovarian Cancer Patients—A Nationwide Cohort Study

Antihypertensive Drug Use and the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Death among Finnish Ovarian Cancer Patients—A Nationwide Cohort Study

Ovarian cancer (OC) has a poor prognosis. Hypertension may be a prognostic factor for OC, but it is unclear whether antihypertensive (anti-HT) drug use of modifies OC prognosis. We performed a population-based analysis assessing the effect of anti-HT drug use on OC mortality. A cohort of 12,122 wome...

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Main Authors: Eerik E. E. Santala, Miia Artama, Eero Pukkala, Kala Visvanathan, Synnöve Staff, Teemu J. Murtola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
antihypertensive drugs
ovarian cancer survival
risk of cancer death
ACE-inhibitors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/9/2087

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