Diabetes Drug Protects Against Skin Cancer, New Research Says
Source: HealthDay, January 2025
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A popular diabetes drug can provide protection against skin cancers, a new study says.
Metformin significantly reduces people’s risk of developing basal cell cancers or squamous cell cancers, the two most common skin cancers, researchers found in a recent study published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.
People taking metformin had a significantly lower risk of basal cell cancer and a significantly lower risk of squamous cell cancer, results show.