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Fruits, Vegetables Do Not Lower Breast Ca Risk.

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| May 01, 2001 | Wald, Adrienne | COPYRIGHT 2001 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Fruit and vegetable consumption had no significant impact on women's breast cancer risk in a pooled analysis of eight cohort studies.

But women should still be encouraged to eat fruits and vegetables because other studies have shown that these foods can reduce the risk of heart disease, other cancers, diabetes, and obesity Dr. Martha L. Slattery of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City said in an editorial accompanying the study (JAMA 285[6]:799-801, 2001).

In the current analysis, primary data were used from eight prospective cohort studies of 351,825 women, aged 28-93. A total of 7,277 women had invasive breast cancer during follow-up periods that ranged from 5 to ...

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