Here's the full citation for the article:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8987-high-cholesterol-linked-to-prostate-c
ancer.html

This is one of those statistical associations that is strong
enough to be worth further scientific investigation, but weak
enough that it is clearly not the major factor in PCa.

Here's the operative paragraph:

"Researchers asked the participants if they had a history of high
cholesterol. The data revealed that 22% of the men with prostate
cancer suffered from high cholesterol, compared with 16% of the
men who did not have these tumours."

Leaving aside the question of which men even knew whether
they had high cholesterol (maybe those with cancer have had
more blood tests?) it would appear from these self reports
that 78% of PCa patients did not have it.

I can't remember what my cholesterol numbers are.  I don't
recall being told they were high.  How many men actually know?

Maybe this kind of scientific investigation is better than none
at all.  But how can you tell?

   Alan

Which, as everyone knows, causes PC, high BP, and rust.

I.P.