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Can statins make radiation more effective?

Prostate cancer patients who receive high-dose radiation therapy and also take statin drugs usually used to lower cholesterol have a 10 percent higher chance of being cured of their cancer at 10 years after diagnosis (76 percent), in comparison to those who dont take these medications (66 percent), as per a research studypresented at a scientific session October 31, 2007, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncologys 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles……..

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    Can statins make radiation more effective?

    Prostate cancer patients who receive high-dose radiation therapy and also take statin drugs usually used to lower cholesterol have a 10 percent higher chance of being cured of their cancer at 10 years after diagnosis (76 percent), in comparison to those who dont take these medications (66 percent), as per a research studypresented at a scientific session October 31, 2007, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncologys 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

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  • Women are Treated Less Frequently than Men with Statins
  • No evidence that statins protect against prostate cancer
  • No evidence that statins protect against prostate cancer by lowering male hormone production
  • Drug that may prevent radiation injury
  • Link between low cholesterol, statins and cancer
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