| Literature DB >> 21798387 |
Keith R Solomon1, Michael R Freeman.
Abstract
Research into the role of cholesterol and prostate disease has been ongoing for many years, but our mechanistic and translational understanding is still poor. Recent evidence indicates that cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce the risk of aggressive prostate cancer. This article reviews the literature on the relationship between circulating cholesterol and prostate cancer. The data strongly point to hypercholesterolemia as a risk factor for prostate cancer progression and suggest clinical opportunities for the use of cholesterol-lowering therapies to alter disease course.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21798387 PMCID: PMC3146741 DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2011.04.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urol Clin North Am ISSN: 0094-0143 Impact factor: 2.241