THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOWER LEVELS OF LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL AND CANCER PREDATES THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER BY 18 YEARS

We recently reported, in a meta-analysis of statin trials, a strong association between low concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and incident cancer risk. Interpretation of these data has been a point of significant debate. At issue is whether low LDL-C concentration