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Breast Cancer
Research on breast cancer reported by scientists at Malmo University
January 22nd, 2009
According to a study from Malmo, Sweden, "The associations between plant foods and breast cancer incidence are inconsistent. The objective of this study was to examine prospectively the association between dietary fibre, plant foods and breast cancer, especially the association between plant food intake and oestrogen receptor (ER) alpha- and beta-defined breast cancer." "Among women without prevalent cancer from the population-based prospective Malmo Diet and Cancer cohort (n = 15 773, 46-75 years at baseline), 544 women were diagnosed with incident invasive breast cancer during a mean follow-up of 10.3 years. Information on dietary habits was collected by a modified...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-22)
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