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Metformin may prevent lung cancer in smokers

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Metformin, a mainstay of treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, may soon play a role in lung cancer prevention if early laboratory research presented here at the AACR 101st Annual Meeting 2010 is confirmed in clinical trials.

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Tags: Diabetes Medication, Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Lung Cancer, Lung, Clinical Trial, Glucophage

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