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Breast Cancer
Study findings from University of California broaden understanding of breast cancer
June 11th, 2009
According to recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, "A diet high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat decreased additional risk of secondary breast cancer events in women without hot flashes (HF-) compared with that in women with hot flashes (HF+), possibly through lowered concentrations of circulating estrogens. The objective was to investigate the intervention effect by baseline quartiles of dietary pattern among breast cancer survivors in the HF- subgroup of the Women's Healthy Eating and Living Study." "A randomized controlled trial compared a putative cancer prevention diet with a diet of 5 servings of vegetables...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-11)
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