NHLBI IN THE PRESS

New study could explain link between high-cholesterol diet and colon cancer

A new NHLBI-funded study found that fats spur cells to divide quicker which causes tumors to grow up to 100 times faster. This could explain the long-known connection between dietary cholesterol and colon cancer, according to research published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

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Deccan Chronicle
  • High-cholesterol diet causes tumors to form 100 times faster, says study
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    Independent
  • High-cholesterol diet causes tumors to form 100 times faster
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    UCLA News
  • UCLA study could explain link between high-cholesterol diet and colon cancer