Lung Cancer

University of North Carolina reports research in lung cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 18th, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "This study examined prospectively the association of baseline plasma HDL-cholesterol levels with incidence of lung cancer in 14,547 members of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort. There were 259 cases of incident lung cancer identified during follow-up from 1987 through 2000."

"Results of this study indicated a relatively weak inverse association of HDL-cholesterol with lung cancer that was dependent on smoking status. The hazard ratio of lung cancer incidence in relation to tow HDL-cholesterol, adjusted for race, gender, exercise, alcohol consumption, body mass index, triglycerides, age, and...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-11-18)

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