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Prospective Analysis of Association between Statin Use and Breast Cancer Risk in the Women's Health Initiative

Pinkal Desai, Rowan T. Chlebowski, Jane A. Cauley, JoAnn E. Manson, Chunyuan Wu, Lisa W. Martin, Allison Jay, Cathryn H. Bock, Michele L. Coté, Nancie Petrucelli,

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · 2013 · 49 citations · 44 references

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Our study is one of the largest prospective observational studies on this topic, and substantially adds to the literature suggesting no relationship between statins and breast cancer risk.

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