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Statins Don't Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk: Study

(Reuters Health) UPDATED 2009-12-29

A new study of more than 400,000 people has found that taking cholesterol-lowering statins does not curb the user's risk of developing colorectal cancer. Previous laboratory studies have found a link between the use of statins such as Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor and reduced cancer risk, but researchers have been unable to confirm this finding in human clinical trials.
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