No Association Between Statin Use and the Prognosis of Endometrial Cancer in Women With Type 2 Diabetes

No Association Between Statin Use and the Prognosis of Endometrial Cancer in Women With Type 2 Diabetes

Preclinical studies have suggested statins have antiproliferative and anti-metastatic effects on endometrial cancer cells. Similarly, most previous epidemiological studies have reported a better prognosis of endometrial cancer in patients who used statins. In this study, we explored the role of stat...

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Main Authors: Elina Urpilainen, Anne Ahtikoski, Reetta Arima, Ulla Puistola, Peeter Karihtala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
long-term medication use
cancer
prognosis
statin
type 2 diabetes
endometrial cancer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.621180/full

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