Tag breast cancer

Cholesterol Control Drug Causes Cancer

The best-selling statin is atorvastatin which in 2003 became the best-selling pharmaceutical in history, with Pfizer reporting sales of US$12.4 billion in 2008., is now fond to be a cause for Breast Cancer in women.

Earlier Studies were conducted on women for Five years, did not reveal any contraindications, side effects.

But recent research has proved that Statin causes Breast Cancer, in addition to Myositis and myopathy,and Diabetes

Women who take statins for more than a decade face double the risk of contracting the most common type of breast cancer.

Angelina Jolie Breast Removal Cancer Facts

Ms.Angelina Jolie, the actress had both her breasts removed because she was suspected to have Genes that would trigger cancer of the Breast.

I am posting excerpts from Web Md ,a reliable Medical sit some information on Breast Cancer.

Expert recommend removal of Breasts if there is a suspect Gene is present for the chances of being afflicted with cancer are high.

As a layman all I can say is that life is unpredictable and removal of body parts on mere suspicion does not sound great.

If there is 95 percent chance of getting the disease?

My answer is there is 100 % chance of our dying.

Do we commit suicide?

Medicine is an inexact science;you do not know when these people will change their theories.

I would rather take a chance.