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Warfarin is associated with lower cancer incidence, finds study

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Use of the anticoagulant warfarin was associated with a lower risk of new cancers in people over 50 in a large observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine .1 Researchers… Click to show full abstract

Use of the anticoagulant warfarin was associated with a lower risk of new cancers in people over 50 in a large observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine .1 Researchers used national registry data to identify 1 256 725 people born from 1924 to 1954 who were living in Norway from 2006 to 2012. Of this cohort, 92 942 (7.4%) were taking warfarin. Warfarin users were older, …

Keywords: associated lower; incidence finds; cancer incidence; lower cancer; finds study; warfarin associated

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017

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