People who significantly cut their cholesterol levels with [statins](http://www.answers.com/topic/statin “Look up statins on Answers.com”) may raise the risk of cancer, a study says.

The study of 40,000 people found those with little of the “bad” cholesterol LDL saw one more cancer case per 1,000 than those with higher levels.

The Boston-based researchers could not say if this was a side-effect of the statin or due to the low cholesterol.

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