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But he says that they do not mean that people with cancer should start using statins in the hopes of improving their prognosis.. He points out that a large number of studies that establish the role of statins in preventing heart attack and stroke have not shown the drugs to reduce cancer deaths. Additional research will be needed to clarify if and how statins might influence survival in cancer patients, he says.
Statins are a class of drugs that reduce LDL bad cholesterol. They inhibit a liver enzyme needed to build cholesterol molecules. Statins include the prescription drugs Crestor, Lescol, and Lipitor.Three other statin drugs are available as brand name or generic drugs: lovastatin (original brand name, Mevacor), pravastatin (original brand name, Pravachol), and simvastatin (original brand name, Zocor).tatins are the most popular of these drugs. Doctors may prescribe statins for patients with LDL cholesterol levels lower than 130 if they have other factors that put them at high risk of heart disease.