Use of Antihypertensive Medications and Risk of Adverse Breast Cancer Outcomes in a SEER-Medicare Population

Conclusions: Use of diuretics and β-blockers may be associated with increased risk of breast cancer outcomes among older women.
Impact: Most antihypertensive medications are safe with respect to breast cancer outcomes, but more research is needed for diuretics and β-blockers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(11); 1603–10. ©2017 AACR.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - October 31, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chen, L., Chubak, J., Boudreau, D. M., Barlow, W. E., Weiss, N. S., Li, C. I. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research