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Title
The risk of cancer in users of statins.
Authors
Graaf, Matthijs R; Beiderbeck, Annette B; Egberts, Antoine C G; Richel, Dick J; Guchelaar, Henk-Jan
Abstract
Several preclinical studies suggested a role for 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) in the treatment of cancer. The objective of this study was to compare the risk of incident cancer between users of statins and users of other cardiovascular medication.
Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2004, Vol 22, Issue 12, p2388