Higher HDL associated with lower cancer risk

An inverse and significant association exists between levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and the risk of incident cancer. Researchers report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that even after adjustment for multiple variables, there was a 36% lower risk of cancer for every 10-mg/dL increase in HDL cholesterol.

People with high levels of HDL (the good cholesterol) are unlikely to die of heart disease, but this finding that subjects were also less likely to get cancer is significant.