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statin

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008280

Any of a group of drugs that lower the amount of cholesterol and certain fats in the blood. Statins inhibit a key enzyme that helps make cholesterol. Statin drugs are being studied in the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008280
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008280",
  "term": "statin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Any of a group of drugs that lower the amount of cholesterol and certain fats in the blood. Statins inhibit a key enzyme that helps make cholesterol. Statin drugs are being studied in the prevention and treatment of cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/statin/"
}

Record 15,644 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.