Trans Fat May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
European researchers have discovered that trans-fats may increase the risk of developing breast cancer.
Veronique Chajes of the French national scientific research center at the University of Paris-South and colleagues studied women taking part in a large European cancer trial.
Trans fat is a type of unsaturated fat with trans- isomer fatty acids. Most trans fats [...]
Cruciferous Vegetables May Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer
Cruciferous Vegetables May Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer
Research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute in China has shown that a diet high in certain vegetables may reduce the risk for breast cancer.
The researchers examined 3,035 women with breast cancer identified through the Shanghai Cancer Registry and 3,037 women randomly chosen from the [...]
Obese Women Have More Aggressive Breast Cancer
A study at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has revealed that overweight or obese women with breast cancer have more aggressive cancer and lower survival rates.
Massimo Cristofanilli, MD, states that “the more obese a patient is, the more aggressive the disease.” Dr. Cristofanilli is an associate professor of medicine in the [...]
