Low cholesterol increases the risk of kidney cancer

    




A new study by Austrian scientists shows that low cholesterol may increase the risk of kidney cancer.

Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna analyzed the overall level of cholesterol in the blood in 867 patients with renal cell carcinoma before they underwent surgery of the kidneys. Evidence suggests that changes in the levels of cholesterol and other lipids are associated with the development and progress of various cancers. Low blood cholesterol before treatment was associated with detection of later stages of the tumor. In addition, patients with high cholesterol, the risk of death from cancer was 43% lower and the prediction accuracy is higher.

It is unclear how cholesterol can affect the prognosis of kidney cancer patients. It is possible that some components of lipids is actively associated with cancer and affect tumor growth and dissemination. Dr. Tobias Klatte: "Our results need to be confirmed in independent datasets. If this information is confirmed, patients with low cholesterol levels should be considered high risk and treatment or more aggressive."

Source: nauka24news.ru/