Statins may have a role in preventing cancer, suggests a new study published online in the European Heart Journal.

The study included around 87,000 patients with heart failure and noted that the patients who took statins had a significant reduction in the risk of developing cancer or of dying from cancer. According to the study, there was a 16% reduction in the incidence of cancer and a 36% reduction in cancer deaths among patients who took statins compared to those who did not take statins, reported researchers.

This study is the largest one to evaluate the effects of statins in heart failure patients and the first major study to look for cancer-related outcomes in heart failure… (Medscape)