Statins Associated With Lower Cancer Recurrence Following Prostatectomy

29/06/10

Men who use statins to lower their cholesterol are 30 percent less likely to see their prostate cancer come back after surgery compared to men who do not use the drugs, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Researchers also found that higher doses of the drugs were associated with lower risk of recurrence. The findings are published in the journal CANCER…

Original post by Cancer Commentary and software by Elliott Back

 

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