Two Studies Show Prostate Cancer Slowed by Statins

The BBC reports on two promising, but yes, preliminary studies presented at a recent conference of the American Urological Association: One study, which was conducted at the Mayo Clinic and followed 2,447 men aged 40 to 79 for nearly two decades, found that men who took statins were three times less likely to develop prostate cancer than men who did not take the drugs. ‘The same study found that statin users were 57 percent less likely to develop an enlarge prostate. BBC reports that the study also found some evidence that statins may protect men from erectile dysfunction.
The second study, done at Duke University, examined tumor
samples from 254 men who had their prostate removed because of cancer. That research found inflammation levels were 72 percent lower in men who had been taking statins.Why does that matter? Because many experts believe that inflammation may fuel the growth of prostate cancer, and that lower levels inflammation may slow tumor development.
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