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| Subject: Listen up, anarcho-capitalists: 'Bad' cholesterol linked to spread of cancer in body Tue May 06, 2014 8:58 pm | |
| People with common types of cancer could be at increased risk of the deadly disease spreading if they have high levels of "bad" cholesterol, a study has found.
Researchers from the University of Sydney have discovered that elevated LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, which is caused by eating unhealthy foods, is one of the main reasons cancer migrates from the original tumour and invades other parts of the body.
The breakthrough findings, published in the journal Cell Reports, will have “significant implications” for cancer research, says Thomas Grewal, lead author and associate professor at Sydney University’s faculty of pharmacy.
The study found “bad” cholesterol helps integrins – "Velcro-like" molecules that live on the surface of cells – move around the body more freely.
“One of the things that makes cancer so difficult to treat is the fact that it can spread around the body," Associate Professor Grewal said. "In people with cancer, integrins are much more active which means the cancer cells are more likely to grow, move into the blood stream and take root in other tissues.”
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bad-cholesterol-linked-to-spread-of-cancer-in-body-says-university-of-sydney-study-20140506-zr5fc.html#ixzz30zG7r7Bn |
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