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Breast Cancer
Coffee consumption may have protective effect on breast cancer risk in premenopausal women
March 2nd, 2006
Coffee consumption may have a protective effect on breast cancer risk in premenopausal, but not postmenopausal, women. "Caffeine has been suggested as a possible risk factor for breast cancer, potentially through its effect of facilitating the development of benign breast disease. However, coffee and tea also contain polyphenols, which exhibit anticarcinogenic properties," scientists in the United States reported. J.A. Baker and colleagues at the University at Buffalo stated, "A hospital-based, case-control study was conducted to evaluate the role of coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and black tea in breast cancer etiology. Study participants included...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-02)
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