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Breast Cancer
Reports summarize breast cancer study results from A.M. Kucharskanewton and co-researchers
November 20th, 2008
"An association of low plasma HDL-cholesterol with risk of breast cancer has been suggested by multiple studies; the evidence, however, is not conclusive. We examined the possible association of low HDL-cholesterot with incidence of breast cancer using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC) cohort, a prospective study of a randomly selected sample of women and men from four U.S. communities," scientists in the United States report. "Among 7,575 female members of the ARIC cohort, 359 cases of incident breast cancer were ascertained during the follow-up from 1987 through 2000. In analysis adjusted for age, race, body mass index, smoking, and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-20)
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