Monday 28 January 2013

Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with lower risk of ER- breast cancer

There is no association between total fruit and vegetable intake and risk of overall breast cancer, but vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Jung S, et al. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer by Hormone Receptor Status. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Jan 24. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23349252

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