Statin use and cancer risk in the General Practice Research Database. Kaye, J. A. and Jick, H. British Journal of Cancer, 90(3):635--637, February, 2004. doi abstract bibtex In a matched case-control study using the General Practice Research Database, current statin use was not associated with a significantly altered risk of any of 13 studied cancers. Untreated hyperlipidaemia was associated with slightly increased risks of colon cancer (relative risk 1.8; 95% confidence interval 1.2-2.8), prostate cancer (1.5; 1.1-2.0), and bladder cancer (1.9; 1.2-3.1).
@article{kaye_statin_2004,
title = {Statin use and cancer risk in the {General} {Practice} {Research} {Database}},
volume = {90},
issn = {0007-0920},
doi = {10.1038/sj.bjc.6601566},
abstract = {In a matched case-control study using the General Practice Research Database, current statin use was not associated with a significantly altered risk of any of 13 studied cancers. Untreated hyperlipidaemia was associated with slightly increased risks of colon cancer (relative risk 1.8; 95\% confidence interval 1.2-2.8), prostate cancer (1.5; 1.1-2.0), and bladder cancer (1.9; 1.2-3.1).},
language = {eng},
number = {3},
journal = {British Journal of Cancer},
author = {Kaye, J. A. and Jick, H.},
month = feb,
year = {2004},
pmid = {14760377},
pmcid = {PMC2409598},
keywords = {Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Case-Control Studies, Colonic Neoplasms, Databases, Factual, Female, Humans, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Hyperlipidemias, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms, Risk Factors, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, incidence},
pages = {635--637}
}