Low cholesterol and increased cancer in men

This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 1981;245(3):247-252

Study title and authors:
Cancer Incidence by Levels of Cholesterol
Roger R. Williams, MD; Paul D. Sorlie, MS; Manning Feinleib, MD, DrPH; Patricia M. McNamara, MS; William B. Kannel, MD; Thomas R. Dawber, MD

This paper can be accessed at: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/245/3/247?ijkey=d0b0439814e05ce4fff1437e96c923b61722cf24&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

In this study 5,209 subjects were studied for 24 years in Framingham, Mass, and 691 cases of cancer were documented.

The paper found that men with low cholesterol had a significantly increased chance of suffering from colon cancer and other cancers.

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