[HTML][HTML] Hydrochlorothiazide use and risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer: a nationwide case-control study from Denmark

SA Pedersen, D Gaist, SAJ Schmidt, LR Hölmich… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Hydrochlorothiazide, one of the most frequently used diuretic and
antihypertensive drugs in the United States and Western Europe, is photosensitizing and
has previously been linked to lip cancer. Objective To examine the association between
hydrochlorothiazide use and the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC). Methods From the Danish Cancer Registry, we identified patients (cases)
with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) during 2004-2012. Controls were matched 1: 20 by …