1.   Mean serum cholesterol values were slightly lower in the American cohorts.

2.   Further evidence of the nutritional wellbeing of the patients was provided by serum triglyceride values.

3.   This Irish study has indicated that most patients with colorectal carcinoma have low serum cholesterol values.

4.   It has been reported that serum cholesterol values are similar in samples from fasting and non-fasting subjects.

5.   Furthermore, there were no differences in serum cholesterol values in patients with different tumour grades.