Bad cholesterol promotes cancer

Too much low density lipoprotein not only increases the risk of coronary heart disease but it’s also been implicated as a risk factor for cancer.

Researchers from the University of Sydney have discovered that LDL regulates the machinery that controls cell migration, a major finding in the search to explain why cancer spreads throughout the body.

Study lead author, Associate Professor Thomas Grewal from the university’s Faculty of Pharmacy, said the research had