Statin use after a breast cancer diagnosis was associated with a statistically significant decrease in the risk of dying from the disease, according to preprint study. BCSM
Overall, 27% of women were taking a statin after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
The association was attenuated in new users, defined as women for whom statins were not dispensed in the year before they were diagnosed . The was no protective effect with respect to recurrence or distant metastases, and there was no effect in early-stage disease and for premenopausal women.Multiple confounders, including body mass index, alcohol intake, cholesterol levels, and smoking status, were not assessed.
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