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Cancer and Cholesterol: Is There a Connection?

http://www.naturalblaze.com/2014/07/cancer-and-cholesterol-is-there.html

High cholesterol in the blood has been previously linked to a number of well-known diseases, including stroke, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and dementia. But were you aware that high cholesterol levels are also associated with a greater risk of developing cancer?

A new British research team, who recently presented their findings at the Frontiers in Cardiovascular Biology meeting in Barcelona, Spain, found that women who have blood cholesterol levels that are higher than normal are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer.

This new study particularly points to the increase in the LDL (“bad”) cholesterol typically found in abnormally higher levels in many people. Although some previous research data had indicated that obesity in women was the driving force in the increased risk of breast cancer, LDL cholesterol may actually be the culprit.

This study included data on 664,159 women. It tracked the association between the number of women who were diagnosed with breast cancer and their levels of blood cholesterol over a 13-year period.

The findings indicated that women who had high levels of cholesterol were 1.64 times more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer relative to those women who had normal levels of blood cholesterol.
The lead author, Dr. R. Potluri, stated, “We found a significant association between having high cholesterol and developing breast cancer that needs to be explored in more depth.”

Breast cancer accounts for the most common type of female cancer and the second leading cause of death among U.S. females. Estimates from the American Cancer Society suggest that approximately 232,670 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the U.S.

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