Antioxidants and breast cancer.

Nutr Rev

Vitamin K Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.

Published: October 1999

A recent prospective study found that consumption of fruits and vegetables high in specific carotenoids and vitamins reduced breast cancer risk among premenopausal women. This observed protection might not be due to the anticarcinogenic mechanism of a single nutrient. Further prospective studies relating blood and dietary micronutrients to breast cancer risk are warranted.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.1999.tb06906.xDOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

breast cancer
12
cancer risk
8
antioxidants breast
4
cancer prospective
4
prospective study
4
study consumption
4
consumption fruits
4
fruits vegetables
4
vegetables high
4
high specific
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!