To examine the role of high cholesterol in prostate cancer, Dr. Keith Solomon and colleagues fed mice a high fat/high cholesterol "Western" diet. They found that high cholesterol levels promoted tumor growth and that Ezetimibe (
Zetia), which blocks the absorption of cholesterol from the intestine, could prevent this increased tumor growth. Read on..
Lowering Your Cholesterol May Decrease Your Risk Of Cancer
Liptor and
Zocor lower cholesterol and heart attack risk and may hold promise against other diseases, including cancer. Evidence is mounting that statin drugs like
Lipitor and
Zocor reduce heart disease risk through more than just their cholesterol-lowering effects.............