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Breast Cancer Survival
Elevated total cholesterol may increase risk of breast cancer recurrence
December 29th, 2005
Elevated total cholesterol may increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence. "The prognosis of women with early-stage breast cancer is influenced by insulin and body mass index (BMI). High levels of serum insulin and obesity often coexist with dyslipidemia in the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS), but the contribution of lipids to breast cancer outcome is unclear," scientists in Canada remarked. M. Bahl and colleagues wrote, "[In our report] we examined whether serum levels of total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) influence breast cancer outcome. A cohort of 520 women without known hyperlipidemia or diabetes, with stage T1-T3, N0-N1, M0...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-29)
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