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Breast Cancer
Chemopreventive potential of statins against breast cancer investigated
February 23rd, 2006
The chemopreventive potential of statins against breast cancer was investigated. "A growing body of evidence suggests that statins may have chemopreventive potential against breast cancer. Laboratory studies demonstrate that statins induce apoptosis and reduce cell invasiveness in various cell lines, including breast carcinoma cells. However, the clinical relevance of these data remains unclear," researchers in Greece reported. "The nonconclusive nature of the epidemiologic data prompted us to conduct a detailed meta-analysis of the studies published on the subject in peer-reviewed literature. A comprehensive search for articles published up until...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-23)
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