Statin use is associated with a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer: a colonoscopy-controlled case–control study

BACKGROUND: The aetiology of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains elusive in the majority of cases. There is experimental evidence to show that HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) may inhibit proliferation and induce cause apoptosis in CRC cells and although some clinical studies have suggested that s...

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Autores principales: Broughton, Thomas, Sington, Jamie, Beales, Ian LP
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530742
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-12-36

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530742
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-12-36

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