title: A review of statin use and prostate cancer.
abstract: Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer and, when it metastasizes, has a high mortality rate. Statins may affect prostate cancer progression through cholesterol- and pleiotropic-mediated effects. The data on statin effects on prostate cancer has been mixed with benefit most likely occurring in reducing prostate cancer recurrence after radiation therapy and reduced mortality due to prostate cancer. More research is needed in this area to better characterize potential statin-mediated mechanisms that affect cancer. Also, future studies should report patients' anatomic/prognostic stage based on the updated staging system of the American Joint Committee on Cancer, which is a more effective predictor of recurrence and mortality than anatomic stage alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, CA, 91766, USA, dpon@westernu.edu.
authors.forename: Doreen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pon
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Eric K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000187:drug effects; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D018631:ras Proteins