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Ovarian Cancer Prevention
Tea consumption results in a dose-response reduction in risk for ovarian cancer
February 9th, 2006
Tea consumption results in a dose-response reduction in the risk for ovarian cancer. "Substantial evidence from laboratory studies indicates that green and black tea preparations may protect against various cancers. Few epidemiologic studies, however, have examined the relationship specifically between tea consumption and risk of ovarian cancer," scientists in Sweden reported. S.C. Larsson and A. Wolk "prospectively examined the association between tea consumption and risk of ovarian cancer in 61,057 women aged 40 to 76 years who were participants in the population-based Swedish Mammography Cohort. Participants completed a validated 67-item food...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-09)
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