Cholesterol starvation kills lymphoma cells
Scientists at Northwestern Medicine, USA, have developed a novel therapy to trick cancer cells into…
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Cholesterol medications linked to lower cancer-related deaths in women
Among women with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking cholesterol-lowering medications,…
Statins may reduce cancer risk through mechanisms separate to cholesterol
Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may reduce cancer risk in humans through a pathway unrelated to…
Reducing cholesterol could enhance T-cell cancer immunotherapy
Cleveland Clinic researchers have demonstrated for the first time that lowering blood cholesterol levels could…
Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer
Cholesterol-lowering drugs used alongside chemotherapy have no effect on treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients,…
Glioblastoma cholesterol consumption may be a metabolic target
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a metabolic vulnerability in the aggressive and incurable…
Study reveals cholesterol link in aggressive cancers
University of Queensland research has revealed how fats – including cholesterol – could increase the…
Statins may be associated with reduced mortality in four common cancers
A diagnosis of high cholesterol is associated with reduced mortality and improved survival in the…
Controlling ‘bad cholesterol’ production could prevent growth of tumours
Several studies have recognised a link between obesity and cancer. Richard Lehner, professor of Paediatrics…
Elevated cholesterol and triglycerides linked to increased the risk of prostate cancer recurrence
Higher levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, two types of fat, in the blood of…