Re: Study: Statins Lower Advanced Prostate Cancer Risk

David Rind <drind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> listener wrote:
>> OK. Please show us some studies using something other than a statin
>> that show tens of thousands of men over a multi-year period halving
>> their risk of advanced prostate cancer and lowering by one-third
>> their risk of *fatal* prostate cancer. I would be curious to read any
>> legitimate studies you can offer. Really.
>>
>> By the way, for those with medical insurance, statins are very
>> inexpensive and for those that do not experience side effects their
>> "health- worthiness" is not an issue.
>>
>> L.
>
> I'd be cautious about reading too much into this study. As far as I
> can tell from the various press releases and quotes, this was purely
> an observational study comparing men who happened to be taking statins
> with men who were not. Remember that studies like this made it appear,
> for example, that estrogen supplementation saved the lives of
> postmenopausal women yet a randomized trial found no such benefit.
>

I wasn't (reading too much into it). I was just responding to what Juhana
said regarding alternatives.

L.
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