Mortality in Acromegaly decreased in the last decade: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

CONCLUSION: Mortality in acromegaly is normalized with biochemical control and decreased in the last decade with the more frequent use of SAs as adjuvant therapy. Increased life expectancy has been associated with more deaths due to cancer. PMID: 29764907 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29764907?dopt=Abstract

Source: European Journal of Endocrinology - May 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Bolfi F, Neves AF, Boguszewski CL, Nunes-Nogueira VS Tags: Eur J Endocrinol Source Type: research