Statins do not appear to reduce the incidence of cancer
6th Jan 2006, 21:39 GMT
The cholesterol-lowering medications called statins do not appear to reduce the incidence of cancer or cancer deaths, according to a meta-analysis of previous studies in the January 4 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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