Hypocholesterolemia (abnormally low levels of cholesterol) has been shown in several studies to be related to increased mortality from human cancer. (Siemianowicz et al. 2000). An article in Hematology and Oncology reported that 90% of 83 patients with acute myeloid leukemia were hypocholesterolemic (Zyada et al. 1990). Additionally, another article in the European Journal of Haemtology reported that remission in acute myelogenous leukemia was associated with a significant increase in cholesterol levels in those patients with low cholesterol concentrations or high leukocyte counts at diagnosis (Reverter et al. 1988).