Cholesterol Medicines Do Not Cause Liver Cysts
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. › March 06, 2007
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had a doctor for many years. When I first went to him, he sent me to a heart doctor for tests. The heart doctor put me on Lipitor, and I have taken it ever since. I have had yearly physicals. No one has ever told me that I needed to have liver tests. I recently read that everyone who takes this medicine should have liver tests. So I was given some tests, including pictures of my liver. A cyst was shown on the liver. I am pretty angry, so I left this doctor. The second doctor told me not to worry about it, because cysts don't become cancer. I ditched the second doctor too. Please give me your opinion. - P.K.
ANSWER: If everyone in the world had a liver scan or ultrasound, a great many would be found to have a liver cyst. A liver cyst almost never becomes cancerous. If there were any signs of cancer, the doctor who interpreted the scan would have said so.See the full content of this document
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Cholesterol Medicines Do Not Cause Liver Cysts
Liver cysts are usually small, and they don't often cause problems. They can be left alone.
Your cholesterol medicine didn't cause the cyst. Your medicine is a "statin" d...See the full content of this document
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