Open AccessStatins dose-dependently exert a significant chemopreventive effect on colon cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Ju Chi Liu,
Wen Rui Hao,
Yi Ping Hsu,
Li Chin Sung,
Pai Feng Kao,
Chiou–Feng Lin,
Alexander T.H. Wu,
Kuo Yuan,
Szu-Yuan Wu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oncotarget
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.373
H-Index - 127
ISSN - 1949-2553
DOI - 10.18632/oncotarget.11263
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , copd , cohort , cancer , population , family medicine , traditional medicine , environmental health
We evaluated the chemopreventive effect of statins on colon cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and identified the statin exerting the strongest chemopreventive effect.