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Breast Cancer
Lipid profiling recommended before and after hormonal therapy
April 28th, 2005
According to a study from Greece, "Breast cancer patients are known to be at increased risk for developing other chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease. "Studies by different investigators have shown a correlation between increased dietary fat or hypercholesterolemia and the occurrence of breast cancer." "Since previous studies on lipoprotein subfractions in this type of cancer have been inconsistent, we evaluated the lipids and lipoprotein subtraction levels in postmenopausal patients with breast cancer in an attempt to identify the risk for the development of cardiovascular disease," wrote V. Michalaki and colleagues, University of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-28)
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