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Older people with terminal cancer ‘overprescribed’ preventative drugs

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Using data from more than 150,000 patients, researchers conclude that there is room for deprescribing of preventative medicines in older people with cancer.

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This research is funded by Canadian Frailty Network (known previously as Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network, TVN), supported by Government of Canada through Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program.

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