In a cohort study of statin-treated patients and nontreated controls, Cardwell et al concluded that statin treatment may prevent colon cancer. However, a recent study showed that 10 years of statin therapy increased women’s risk of invasive ductal carcinoma (most common type of breast cancer) by 83% and their risk of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast by 97%. Via American Society of Clinical Oncology. Posted January 20, 2015.
–Alanna McCatty
