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Breast Cancer
Study: Chemicals in apples could reduce the risk of breast cancer
March 31st, 2005
An apple a day can help keep breast cancer away, according to a study in rats by food scientists at Cornell University. "We found that tumor incidence was reduced by 17%, 39%, and 44% in rats fed the human equivalent of 1, 3, or 6 apples a day, respectively, over 24 weeks," says Rui Hai Liu, Cornell associate professor of food science and lead author of the study. The Cornell researchers treated a group of rats with a known mammary carcinogen and then fed them either whole apple extracts or control extracts. Liu, who said this is the first study of the effects of apples on cancer prevention in animals, also found that the number of tumors was reduced...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-31)
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