Statin Use in Relation to Prostate Cancer Outcomes in a Population-based Patient Cohort Study

BACKGROUND We investigated associations between statin use begun before prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis and PCa recurrence/progression and PCa-specific mortality (PCSM) in a prospective, population-based cohort study. METHODS The analysis included 1,001 PCa patients diagnosed in 2002–2005 in King County, Washington. Statin use was assessed at the time of diagnosis using a detailed in-person interview. Prostate cancer recurrence/progression...