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A study of transplant recipients in Switzerland has found that those on statins were less likely to develop cancer and less likely to die than those who were not taking the drug.
The effect did not depend on the patient's cholesterol levels suggesting the drug may have other effects that have not been discovered until now.
The findings were presented at the Heart Failure Congress, a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, in Belgrade, Serbia.
It comes after researchers said everyone over the age of 50 should be prescribed statins because they reduced the risk of a heart attack or stroke even in those at a relatively low risk.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ns-prevent-cancer-in-transplant-patients.html
The effect did not depend on the patient's cholesterol levels suggesting the drug may have other effects that have not been discovered until now.
The findings were presented at the Heart Failure Congress, a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, in Belgrade, Serbia.
It comes after researchers said everyone over the age of 50 should be prescribed statins because they reduced the risk of a heart attack or stroke even in those at a relatively low risk.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ns-prevent-cancer-in-transplant-patients.html