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Breast Cancer
Studies from N.P. Tang et al provide new data on breast cancer
May 7th, 2009
"This metaanalysis was conducted to assess the association between coffee consumption and breast cancer risk. Relevant studies were identified by searching Medline (1966-May 2008) and the reference lists of retrieved articles," investigators in Shanghai, People's Republic of China report. "The summary relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated using a random-effects model. Nine cohort and 9 case-control studies met the inclusion criteria. The combined RR showed a borderline significant influence of highest coffee consumption (RR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.90-1.00) or an increment of 2 cups/day of coffee consumption (RR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.96-1.00) on the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-07)
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