January 01, 2013, 6:00AM
Statins help millions of North Americans reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke. And statins can do even more: If you have radiation for prostate cancer, they boost the eight-year "all-clear" rate from 74 percent to 80 percent. They reduce complications after hip-replacement surgery; help people with COPD breathe better; and improve outcomes of inflammatory breast cancer.
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