A drug prescribed to treat high cholestoral levels could be effective against prostate cancer, according to a recently published study.
The drug, rosuvastatin (sold under the brand name Crestor), appears to suppress prostate cancer cells.
However, this news should be taken with a grain of salt, since the results were reached in a pre-clinical setting, meaning in laboratory mice.
CANCER TYPE(S)
Prostate cancer.
TREATMENT TYPE(S)
NA
WHERE WAS THIS STUDY PUBLISHED?
European Urology
Source
AllHeadlineNews
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