Hydrochlorothiazide use and risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer: A nationwide case-control study from Denmark
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Hydrochlorothiazide, one of the most frequently used diuretic and antihypertensive drugs in the United States and Western Europe, is photosensitizing and has previously been linked to lip cancer.To examine the association between hydrochlorothiazide use and the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).From the Danish Cancer...
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Male , Squamous Cell/chemically induced , Hydrochlorothiazide/adverse effects , pharmacoepidemiology , Skin Neoplasms , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/chemically induced , Denmark , cancer risk , Basal Cell/chemically induced , Risk Assessment , pharmaco-epidemiology , 80 and over , Journal Article , Humans , antihypertensives , Antihypertensive Agents , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , skin cancer , Carcinoma , Antihypertensive Agents/adverse effects , Middle Aged , Skin Neoplasms/chemically induced , hydrochlorothiazide , Denmark/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Basal Cell/chemically induced , Hydrochlorothiazide , Carcinoma, Basal Cell , Case-Control Studies , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell , nonmelanoma skin cancer , Female , pharmacology