Viagra May Slow Cancer Spread by Trapping Cholesterol, Study Finds
TL;DR
Sildenafil (Viagra) appears to disrupt cholesterol trafficking in cancer cells, limiting their ability to spread in mouse models of breast, lung, and colon cancer, while a retrospective analysis of health records from over 40,000 male cancer patients linked combined sildenafil and statin use to about a 31% lower five-year mortality versus neither drug. The results are observational and require clinical trials to confirm causality.
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