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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on June 24, 2008
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(13):972; doi:10.1093/jnci/djn159
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press.

CORRESPONDENCE

Re: The Association Between Statins and Cancer Incidence in a Veterans Population

Elizabeth A. Platz

Correspondence to: Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; the James Buchan Brady Urological Institute and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 615 N Wolfe St, Rm E6132, Baltimore, MD 21205 (e-mail: eplatz@jhsph.edu).

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I was pleased to read the article by Farwell et al. (1) reporting on statins and cancer. By comparing cancer incidence rates in statin users (irrespective of antihypertensive drug use) and antihypertensive drug users, the investigators likely limited detection bias that can arise in studies in which opportunity for exposure and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Response: Re: The Association Between Statins and Cancer Incidence in a Veterans Population
Wildon R. Farwell, Richard E. Scranton, Elizabeth V. Lawler, Robert A. Lew, Mary T. Brophy, Louis D. Fiore, and J. Michael Gaziano
J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 100: 973-974. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]



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