Men with lower cholesterol less likely to develop high-grade prostate cancer

According to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative study, men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high-grade prostate cancer - an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis.

In a prospective study of more than 5,000 U.S. men, epidemiologists say they now have more evidence that among the benefits of low cholesterol may be a lower risk for potentially deadly prostate cancers. They also say that having lower levels of heart-clogging fat may cut a man’s risk of this form of cancer by nearly 60 percent.