In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA), Thomas B. Newman, M.D., MPH, and co-workers show that all cholesterol-lowering drugs, both the early drugs known as fibrates (Clofibrate, Gemfibrozil) and the newer drugs known as statins (Lipitor, Pravachol, Zocor), caused cancer in rodents at the equivalent doses used by humans.
Researchers believe the connection between statins and cancer may be linked to T cells. T cells, or Tregs, are white blood cells that help fight infection and can also attack some types of cancer. Because statins lead to a constant increase in T cells, the body’s other tumor-fighting immune responses may be weakened over time.
A March 2015 editorial found in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, confirmed:
“Statins Do Not Protect Against Cancer: Quite the Opposite”
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