Statin Therapy and Breast Cancer Recurrence

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In this Medical News Minute developed exclusively for Cancer Network, Dr. Bobby Lazzara expands on the question of whether statin therapy for breast cancer patients can lower the risk of recurrence and extend relapse-free survival.

In this Medical News Minute developed exclusively for Cancer Network, Dr. Bobby Lazzara expands on the question of whether statin therapy for breast cancer patients can lower the risk of recurrence and extend relapse-free survival.

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