Antioxidants and breast cancer

McKeown, N.

Antioxidants and breast cancer

1999

McKeown, N.

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.

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antioxidants antioxidants carotenoids diet diet disease prevention humans nutrient intake oxidative stress prospective studies risk risk factors vegetables vegetables vitamins

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Nutrition reviews

Volume 57 Issue 10 Pagination 321 - 324 ISSN 0029-6643

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Prevention & control; Female; Breast neoplasms; Follow-up studies; Surveys and questionnaires; Premenopause; Middle aged; Beta-carotene; Beta carotene; Fruit; Adult; Diet surveys; Therapeutic use; Time factors; Breast neoplasms; Fruit

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English

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Journal Article; Text

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Antioxidants and breast cancer

1999

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