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Breast Cancer
Dietary flaxseed alters tumor biological markers in postmenopausal disease
July 14th, 2005
Dietary flaxseed alters tumor biological markers in postmenopausal women with breast cancer, a Harvard University study has found. "Flaxseed, the richest source of mammalian lignan precursors, has previously been shown to reduce the growth of tumors in rats. This study examined, in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, the effects of dietary flaxseed on tumor biological markers and urinary lignan excretion in postmenopausal patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer," wrote L.U. Thompson and colleagues. For the study, "patients were randomized to daily intake of either a 25-g flaxseed-containing muffin (n=19) or a control...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-14)
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