Several prospective studies have demonstrated an association between serum lipids, lipoproteins and cancer. We examined total serum cholesterol, very-low density lipoprotein cholesterol, serum triglycerides and serum lipoproteins in 22 children with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The mean age was 8.2 years (range 3-15 years). There were 18 male and four females. One patient was in stage I, two in stage II, 15 in stage Ill and four in stage IV. The mean triglyceride value was significantly higher in patient groups than age matched controls (p

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