Circulating lipids and glioma risk: results from the UK Biobank, Nurses ’ Health Study, and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study

ConclusionIn the UK Biobank, higher prediagnostic TC and HDL-C levels were associated with higher risk of glioma in 4-year lagged analyses, but not in non-lagged analyses, in men only. These findings merit further investigation, given that there are few risk factors and no reliable biomarkers of risk identified for glioma.

Source: Cancer Causes and Control - January 23, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research