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Cholesterol: cancer and heart failure as potential side effects of statin drugs CHOLESTEROL: CANCER AND HEART FAILURE AS POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF STATIN DRUGS
Cancer: In every study done on rodents, statins have caused cancer. A review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association states that "All members of the two most popular classes of lipid-lowering drugs (the fibrates and the statins) cause cancer in rodents, in some cases at levels of animal exposure close to those prescribed to humans." Studies done on humans have not produced such dramatic results because cancer is a disease that takes a long time to develop, and most clinical trials done on statins have not gone on for more than two or three years. This same study made the following final statement: "the results of experiments in animals and humans suggest that lipid-lowering drug treatment, especially with the fibrates and statins, should be avoided except in patients at high short-term risk of coronary heart disease." These studies have been conveniently forgotten, because millions of patients around the world are being put on cholesterol lowering drugs even if they have very few risk factors. Statins are also a drug that must be taken for life. One study done on humans, called the CARE trial found that breast cancer rates in those taking statins went up 1500 percent. Statins may get your cholesterol down, but at what price?
Heart Failure: The world has experienced an enormous increase in the incidence of congestive heart failure. The incidence of heart attacks has gone down slightly, but heart failure rates are going up. In Australia there are approximately 300 000 people currently living with heart failure, with 30 000 people being newly diagnosed each year. Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart becomes weaker and cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should. Over time the heart becomes enlarged, thickened, and continues to get weaker. It becomes much less efficient at pumping blood.
Statins deplete the body of Co Enzyme Q10; the heart is a muscle, and heavily relies on Co Q 10 for energy. Without Co Q10, the mitochondria in the cells making up the heart cannot produce enough energy, leading to muscle weakness. The higher your dose of statins, and the longer you take them, the more likely you are to end up with heart failure. Ironically, virtually all patients with heart failure are placed on statins, supposedly to protect them against heart attacks, even if their cholesterol is normal.
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