LDL cholesterol levels linked to cancers in diabetics

NEW YORK LDL cholesterol has been linked to higher risk of cancer in patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study.

The study, conducted by researchers in Hong Kong, examined 6,107 patients with diabetes, none of whom took statins to lower cholesterol. It found that patients with LDL cholesterol levels less than 2.8 millimoles per liter of blood had higher risk of cancers in the digestive, reproductive, lymphatic and circulatory systems. Meanwhile, patients with levels greater than 3.8 millimoles had more risk of oral, bone, skin, breast and connective tissue cancers.

The researchers published their study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.