cholesterol-lowering drugs might increase the risk of cancer
February 1996
Patients are concerned about recent reports that many cholesterol-lowering drugs might increase the risk of cancer.
This was triggered by an article recently published in JAMA.
The authors suggest limiting the use of "statins" such as lovastatin...and fibrates such as gemfibrozil (Lopid).
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