HIGH-FAT DIARY AND BREAST CANCER

In the fat of dairy products contains the hormone estrogen which may fuel hormone-related cancers such as cancers of the breast and prostate, research suggests. In one study of breast cancer patients, women who ate more than one serving daily of high-fat dairy products were about 50 percent more likely to die of breast cancer than other patients. This study was published in the Journal...

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FOLATE, FOLIC ACID AND BREAST CANCER

A diet rich on folate and the related folic acid, which are forms of a B vitamin, may be beneficial when it comes to breast cancer, some studies have shown. A study on postmenopausal women found that those who took a lot of folate supplements were 22 percent less likely to have breast cancer, compared with those with very low folate intake. Folate may be protective, particularly against...

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