Medical Journal Club article for August 26, 2008:

Cancer and cholesterol: understanding the V-shaped association in patients with diabetes | Canadian Medical Association Journal -

“The association between high cholesterol levels and increased risk of cancer has been a long-standing area of interest and investigation because the pathway for cholesterol synthesis may produce various tumorigenic compounds and because cholesterol serves as a precursor for the synthesis of many sex hormones linked to increased risk of various cancers.”

Does low cholesterol cause cancer?