Statins increase the risk of prostate cancer by 55%

This study was published in Prostate 2011 Dec;71(16):1818-24

Study title and authors:
Statins increase the risk of prostate cancer: a population-based case-control study.

Chang CC, Ho SC, Chiu HF, Yang CY.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21480313

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the use of statins was associated with prostate cancer risk. The study included 388 prostate cancer cases and 1,552 controls. All patients were aged 50 years and older.

The study found that use of statins was associated with a 55% increase in prostate cancer risk.

See here to view an article by Dr Duane Graveline that explains how statins increase the risk of cancer.