Multiple sclerosis and lung cancer: an unexpected inverse association.
Multiple sclerosis is associated with a decreased risk of cancer. Smoking is a risk factor both for multiple sclerosis and lung cancer. We performed a meta-analysis on studies of cancer frequency in multiple sclerosis. Surprisingly, we found that the risk of lung cancer is reduced in multiple sclero...
Main Authors: | Handel, A, Joseph, A, Ramagopalan, S |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2010
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