Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Studies Reveal New Strategies to Improve Quality of Life for Patients, Survivors and Caregivers

Key studies released today at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
http://www.asco.org/press-center/studies-reveal-new-strategies-improve-quality-life-patients-survivors-and-caregivers
The one that may be of interest to us;
Discontinuing statins near the end of life is safe, improves patient quality of life: For patients with a life-limiting illness, stopping statins in the last year of life improves quality of life without compromising survival. This includes reduced headache, muscle pain and inflammation, drowsiness, and dizziness, as well as substantially reduces the cost of care.

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