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Breast Cancer
Study highlights importance of diet in disease prevention
April 6th, 2004
A study by researchers in Italy is focusing on the role of diet in preventing breast cancer. The rapid increase in the knowledge of breast cancer determinants and the continuing increase in incidence of breast cancer means that it is time to move from knowledge to action, Franco Berrino, head of preventive and predictive medicine at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy, told the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference. High levels of sex hormones and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are associated with cancer risk, and the typical western diet increases their biological effect, he said. "Breast cancer risk can be reduced by...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-04-06)
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