Statin Drug Use and Colorectal Cancer

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Statin use associated with statistically significant reduction in colorectal cancer

physorg.com — “A systematic review of the medical literature supports the hypothesis that statins, cholesterol‐lowering drugs used to prevent cardiac problems, are associated with reduced risk of colon and rectal cancers. A comprehensive analysis by investigators at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, included ...View full resource at physorg.com

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Statin use associated with statistically significant reduction in colorectal cancer

sciencedaily.com — “A systematic review of the medical literature supports the hypothesis that statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs used to prevent cardiac problems, are associated with reduced risk of colon and rectal cancers. A comprehensive analysis included 22 scientific studies with more than 2.5 million combined participants.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Malaria Drug Tested For Colorectal Cancer Use

medicalnewstoday.com — “While new cases of colorectal cancer continue to decline in the United States, it remains the third leading cause of cancer death in the nation, according to the American Cancer Society. That is wView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Statin use associated with statistically significant reduction in colorectal cancer | e! Science News

esciencenews.com — “A systematic review of the medical literature supports the hypothesis that statins, cholesterol‐lowering drugs used to prevent cardiac problems, are associated with reduced risk of colon and rectal cancers. A comprehensive analysis by investigators at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, included 22 scientific studies with more than 2.5 million combined participants.View full resource at esciencenews.com

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Statin Use Cuts Colorectal Cancer Risk by 10% : Internal Medicine News

internalmedicinenews.com — “Statin Use Cuts Colorectal Cancer Risk by 10% : Internal Medicine NewsView full resource at internalmedicinenews.com

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Statins did not reduce colorectal cancer in WHI analysis

physorg.com — “The use of statins among a group of postmenopausal women did not reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, according to the results of a prospective analysis of data from the large population-based Women's Health Initiative (WHI).View full resource at physorg.com

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Statins Don't Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk: Study

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Statins Do Not Protect Patients Against Risk Of Colorectal Adenoma

medicalnewstoday.com — “Statins did not protect patients against colorectal adenomas, which are benign precursors of colorectal cancer, according to results of a secondary analysis of the Adenoma Prevention with CelecoxiView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Statins May Not Prevent Colon Cancer

webmd.com — “Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do not appear to lower the odds of developing colon cancer in people at high risk of the disease, a study shows.View full resource at webmd.com

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Symposier - Neither Long-Term Statin Use nor Atherosclerotic Disease Is Associated With Risk of Colorectal Cancer.

symposier.com — “Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: AmerGastroAssn --" Dr. Douglas J. Robertson discusses his manuscript "Neither Long-Term Statin Use nor Atherosclerotic Disease Is Associated With Risk of Colorectal Cancer." Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology; ATView full resource at symposier.com

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NSAID use and colorectal cancer mortality in postmenopausal women - National Cancer Institute

cancer.gov — “Postmenopausal women who reported having used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for at least 10 years at the time of enrollment in the Women's Health Initiative study had a lower risk for death from colorectal cancer compared with women who reported noView full resource at cancer.gov

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Study by @HutchinsonCtr links NSAID use w/ lower colorectal cancer mortality rates among postmenopausal women http://t.co/sF3sXu1Q #aacr

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Prospective Analysis of Association Between Use of Statins or Other Lipid-Lowering Agents and Colorectal Cancer Risk

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Discovery Of Genetic Variance In Cancer Protection From Statin Drugs

medicalnewstoday.com — “Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered why statins - popular drugs that lower cholesterol and appear to protect against colorectal cancer developView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Scientists Discover Genes That Affect Colorectal Cancer Drug

endonurse.com — “Genomic research could help doctors better target a drug widely used to treat colorectal cancer patients, according to a study by Genomic Health Inc. and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). The drug, oxaliplatin, is widely used in colon cancer. It is used in early disease, following surgery in those cancers that are likely to recur. It is also used in advanced disease to slow progression of the cancer where it has spread to other parts of the body.View full resource at endonurse.com

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Cholesterol drug assessed for preventing colorectal cancer recurrence

physorg.com — “University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute oncologists are testing whether a widely used cholesterol-reducing drug can help prevent the recurrence of colorectal cancer in patients who have been surgically treated for the disease previously.View full resource at physorg.com

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