There was news lately about retinopathy prevention with statin and fibrate drugs. Experts find use of statin, a cholesterol lowering drugs (lipitor), helpful in other diseases as well. Researchers at Duke university found link between cholesterol lowring drugs and prostate cancer.
Experts at private research university have discovered that statin drugs, such as lipitor, also helped to minimize chances of prostate cancer coming back once performed prostate surgery.
Dr Stephen Freedland, a urologic surgeon, included around 1,300 patients, who had prostate cancer surgery, into study. Dr stephen studied chances of prostate cancer coming back in patients who were taking statin drug and in patients who were not.
Patients on statin drug were at 30% lower risk of cancer recurrence. Rfurther decreases if higher dose of statin drug is administered.
“The risk of cancer was reduced by 40% to 50% if the patient was on an intermediate to high dose of statin cholesterol lowering drugs.” Freedland said.
Although healthcare professionals indicate the result is not suffice to prescribe statin drug to treat cancer, it is compelling fact to pursue non-medicinal ways (e.g. diet and exercise) to lower cholesterol level.
Experts at private research university have discovered that statin drugs, such as lipitor, also helped to minimize chances of prostate cancer coming back once performed prostate surgery.
Dr Stephen Freedland, a urologic surgeon, included around 1,300 patients, who had prostate cancer surgery, into study. Dr stephen studied chances of prostate cancer coming back in patients who were taking statin drug and in patients who were not.
Patients on statin drug were at 30% lower risk of cancer recurrence. Rfurther decreases if higher dose of statin drug is administered.
“The risk of cancer was reduced by 40% to 50% if the patient was on an intermediate to high dose of statin cholesterol lowering drugs.” Freedland said.
Although healthcare professionals indicate the result is not suffice to prescribe statin drug to treat cancer, it is compelling fact to pursue non-medicinal ways (e.g. diet and exercise) to lower cholesterol level.
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