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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Dietary factors may influence mammographic density and breast cancer risk
February 16th, 2006
Dietary factors may influence mammographic density and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. According to recent research from Japan, "A high percentage of mammographic dense area has been strongly associated with a risk of beast cancer. The present cross-sectional study evaluated the relations of percent density with dietary factors, such as fats, protein, dietary fiber, and soy isoflavones." "Study subjects were 601 (348 premenopausal and 253 postmenopausal) Japanese women who were recruited from a mammographic screening center," described C. Nagata and colleagues of Gifu University. "The size of the total breast area and the dense area were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-16)
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