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January 5, 2021
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Statins may have protective benefits for the heart in women undergoing chemotherapy treatment for early breast cancer, new research suggests.
Women on the cholesterol-lowering medications were significantly less likely to visit the emergency room or to be hospitalized from heart failure when on certain chemotherapy drugs than their counterparts who were not taking statins. The results were published in January 2021 in the
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The study looked at anthracyclines and trastuzumab, two types of cancer medications commonly used to treat breast cancer. While these medications are effective at killing cancer cells, they can also damage the cells of the heart muscle, leading to a weakening of the heart and increasing the risk of heart failure.