Association of metformin use with cancer incidence and mortality: a meta-analysis
P Zhang, H Li, X Tan, L Chen, S Wang - Cancer epidemiology, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the effect of metformin intake on cancer incidence and mortality.
METHODS: Original articles in English published until June 15, 2012 were searched for in
electronic databases (MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science and EMBASE databases) and relevant
reviews were examined. Meta-analysis was applied to calculate the summary relative risk
(SRR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Sensitivity analysis was conducted to
assess the robustness of the pooled estimator. The risk of publication bias was assessed by …
METHODS: Original articles in English published until June 15, 2012 were searched for in
electronic databases (MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science and EMBASE databases) and relevant
reviews were examined. Meta-analysis was applied to calculate the summary relative risk
(SRR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Sensitivity analysis was conducted to
assess the robustness of the pooled estimator. The risk of publication bias was assessed by …