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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Breast cancer risk prediction from diet quality indices was evaluated
March 23rd, 2006
Diet quality is associated with the risk of estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer in postmenopausal women. According to scientists in the United States, "Emerging evidence suggests that diet quality indices may serve as prognostic indicators of disease. However, the ability of these indices to predict breast cancer risk has not been evaluated previously." T.T. Fung and colleagues of Simmons College in Boston explained, "We assessed the association between several diet quality scores and the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The indices we used were the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), Diet Quality...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-23)
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