Use of Statins Among Lung Cancer Patients Reduces Risk of Death from the Disease

Recently there has been an increasing interest in exploring new therapeutic uses of existing drugs, in part, because existing medications are relatively inexpensive and have known side effect profiles. Statins is a class of drugs often prescribed to help lower the blood cholesterol levels. Scientists have now discovered that prolonged use of statins may reduce the risk of death from lung cancer. The study investigated whether lung cancer patients who received statins had improved cancer outcomes....