Statins: health-promoting agents show promise for breast cancer prevention

Clin Breast Cancer. 2005 Dec;6(5):455-9. doi: 10.3816/CBC.2005.n.051.

Authors

Anjali S Kumar¹, Laura J Esserman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 94115, USA.

PMID: 16381630
DOI: 10.3816/CBC.2005.n.051

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control*
Cell Cycle / drug effects
Cell Cycle / physiology
Female
Free Radicals / metabolism
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / metabolism
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Neoplasm Invasiveness
ras Proteins / metabolism

Substances

Free Radicals
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
ras Proteins