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Use of Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors for Erectile Dysfunction and Risk of Malignant Melanoma.

Loeb, Stacy ; Folkvaljon, Yasin ; Lambe, Mats ; Robinson, David ; Garmo, Hans ; Ingvar, Christian LU and Stattin, Pär (2015) In JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 313(24). p.2449-2455
Abstract
The target for the oral erectile dysfunction drugs, phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, is part of a pathway implicated in the development of malignant melanoma. An increased risk of melanoma in sildenafil users was recently reported.
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
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313
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American Medical Association
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.2015.6604
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English
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