Breast Cancer Risk May Be Cut By Multivitamin Use
Apr 19th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Diet & Nutrition, FeaturedResearchers in Puerto Rico claim that multivitamin use may cut a woman’s risk of getting breast cancer by 31%.
In a study of more than 700 women, taking multivitamin tablets in the past five years was associated with 31% lower odds of having breast cancer. The use of calcium supplements was linked to a 40% reduced risk.
The study involved 268 women with breast cancer and 457 women without breast cancer, all in Puerto Rico. The women filled out detailed questionnaires asking which supplements they took during the past five years, how frequently they took them, and whether they still took them.
The women also gave blood samples so the researchers could measure the ability of their DNA to repair damage, a complex biological process that is critical to preventing cancer.
Source: WebMD
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