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|Term=Crestor
|Short definition=Crestor - {{Pronunciation}} (KREH-stor) drug used to lower the amount of cholesterol and other harmful substances such as triglycerides in the blood. It is also being studied to prevent and treat some cancers and other conditions. 
|Type=Cancer terms
|Specialty=Oncology
|Language=English
|Source=NCI
}}
Crestor - {{Pronunciation}} (KREH-stor) drug used to lower the amount of cholesterol and other harmful substances such as triglycerides in the blood. It is also being studied to prevent and treat some cancers and other conditions. Crestor blocks an enzyme that helps make cholesterol in the body and it helps break down cholesterol. It can also cause cancer cells to die and inhibit the growth of blood vessels that cancer cells need to grow. It's a type of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a type of statin. Also called rosuvastatin calcium {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]