Prevalence, incidence, and risk of cancers in patients with acromegaly: review
Acromegaly is a relatively rare disease, with the incidence of 0.2 - 1.1 cases in 100 000 people per year. Increased secretion of growth hormone (GH) is the main pathomechanism. GH stimulates the liver to the insulin-like growth factor type 1 (IGF-1) production. It leads to the tissues overgrowth, f...
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Kazimierz Wielki University,
2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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