Use of antihypertensive drugs and risk of skin cancer

2015108 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Sigrún Alba Jóhannesdóttir Schmidt · Aarhus University Hospital

Morten Schmidt · Aarhus University Hospital

Frank Mehnert · Aarhus University Hospital

Stanley Lemeshow · The Ohio State University

Henrik Toft Sørensen · Aarhus University Hospital

Abstract

Long-term angiotensin receptor blocker use was associated with risk of MM. Moreover, long-term diuretic use was associated with SCC risk, driven by potassium-sparing agents alone or in combination with low-ceiling diuretics.

Topics & Keywords

Computational Drug Discovery Methods Estrogen and related hormone effects Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volume 29, Issue 8, pp. 1545-1554

DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12921

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 8.05