Use of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Reduce Cancer Risk
According to Wildon Farwell, M.D., of the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and colleagues, patients that are on cholesterol-lowering drugs – statins – may be at a lower risk for developing cancer — especially lung and colorectal cancers.
Statin users had a reduced risk of all cancer types compared with non-statin users. The incidence of cancer was 9.4 percent among statin users and 13.2 percent among non-statin users.
“Our findings support the hypothesis that statins may reduce the risk of cancer, in particular lung and colorectal cancers. This relationship may be affected by the [statin dose],” the authors write.
While it is not known if statins can directly prevent cancer, they may inhibit growth of cancer cells – at least according to lab studies.
Find more details from Science Daily and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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