Diuretics and skin cancer: should a common prescription come with advice to avoid sun exposure?

J Hypertens. 2019 Oct;37(10):1961-1962. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002174.

Authors

Markus P Schlaich^{1

2

3}, Janis Nolde¹, Revathy Carnagarin¹, Marcio G Kiuchi¹

Affiliations

¹ Dobney Hypertension Centre, School of Medicine - Royal Perth Hospital Unit/Medical Research Foundation, University of Western Australia, Crawley.
² Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.
³ Neurovascular Hypertension & Kidney Disease Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 31464861
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002174

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Publication types

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MeSH terms

Diuretics
Humans
Skin Neoplasms*
Sunlight*
Thiazides

Substances

Diuretics
Thiazides