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Antiepileptic drugs linked to lower risk for prostate cancer in nationwide study

Miriam Davis   |   Clinical Summary   |   06 March 2023
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Takeaway

  • Antiepileptic drug (AED) use is weakly associated with a reduced risk for prostate cancer, a nationwide case-control study from Sweden finds.
  • But no consistent dose-response pattern was found, and analyses by individual AEDs were negative.

Why this matters

  • Previous studies suggested an inverse association based in part on the...

          

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