Statins cut cancer death risk: study

A 15-YEAR study of almost 150,000 people has found those taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs are more likely to survive cancer.

Research shows statins could cut the risk of dying from cancer by up to 55 per cent.

STATINS could cut the risk of dying from cancer by up to 55 per cent, according to research.

THE 15-year study, conducted at Stanford University School of Medicine and presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology's annual meeting, involved 146,000 American women aged 50 to 79.