Cholesterol-Lowering Statins May Protect Against Heart Damage From Chemotherapy Drugs, Study Finds
January 5, 2021 Terry Matthews/Alamy; Everyday Health 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 . The study looked at anthracyclines and trastuzumab, two types of cancer medications commonly used to treat breast ca...