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My good cholesterol is 94, will this high number prevent other diseases such as cancer or heart disease?
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It helps: Having a high HDL is good, and is a positive factor in the risk calculations that doctors use to guide them in choosing the appropriate therapeutic recommendations for you. However, a high HDL by itself will not prevent cancer or heart disease.
Answered 4/1/2016
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