Risk of cancer in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease: A nationwide population-based study with a matched control group

• Main Authors: Sehoon Park (Author), Soojin Lee (Author), Yaerim Kim (Author), Yeonhee Lee (Author), Min Woo Kang (Author), Kyungdo Han (Author), Seoung Seok Han (Author), Hajeong Lee (Author), Jung Pyo Lee (Author), Kwon Wook Joo (Author), Chun Soo Lim (Author), Yon Su Kim (Author), Dong Ki Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background : Cancer risk and epidemiology in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) warrant further investigation in a large-scale cohort. Methods : We performed a nationwide population-based study using the national health insurance database of Korea. We screened records from 18,936,885 individu...