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Clinical Lipidology Volume 8, 2013 - Issue 3
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Beyond cholesterol reduction, the pleiotropic effects of statins: is their use in cancer prevention hype or hope?

Fotis BarkasDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Ioannina Medical School, 45 110Ioannina, Greece
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Manfredi RizzoBiomedical Department of Internal Medicine & Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Italy and Euro–Mediterranean Institute of Science & Technology, Palermo, Italy
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James J DiNicolantonioWegmans Pharmacy, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Evangelos LiberopoulosCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 273-277 | Published online: 18 Jan 2017
 
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Abstract

“statins, which are prescribed to millions of patients for hypercholesterolemia treatment, have additional pleiotropic effects beyond cholesterol reduction that may include anticancer properties.”

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