Serum lipids and cerebral atherosclerosis in terminal cancer patients

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Abstract
Fasting serum lipids from terminal cancer patients were fractionated into [alpha]- and [beta]-lipoproteins, and the levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and phospholipids in these fractions were determined. No correlation was found between the severity of cerebral atherosclerosis and the levels of total, [alpha]-, or [beta]-lipoprotein-bound cholesterol, triglycerides, or phospholipids. No correlation was found between age and the severity of cerebral atherosclerosis or the serum levels of total, [alpha]-, or [beta]-lipoprotein-bound cholesterol, triglycerides, or phospholipids in terminal cancer patients. Serum cholesterol levels were determined in 110 patients with and 335 without terminal cancer. Their cerebral vessels later were coded for severity of atherosclerosis. The distribution of serum cholesterol levels was similar in both groups. No correlation was found between serum cholesterol levels and severity of cerebral atherosclerosis in either group of patients.