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Diet linked to changes in breast cancer DNA

Posted Jul 30th, 2010 at 1:28 PM and seen
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Researchers measured DNA changes in breast cancer tumors of 162 women with stage I to IV breast cancer in conjunction with a detailed assessment of each woman's dietary habits and demographics. The study found a direct correlation between alcohol and folate intake and epigenetic patterns in breast cancer tumors. (Above, a breast cancer cell.)

“We undertook this study to help illuminate how diet and environmental factors might contribute to differences observed among breast cancers,” says Brock Christensen, a researcher at Brown University.

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Comments (1)

Jul 31, 2010
kathie229 said...
I just heard on FOX yesterday, that BPA (which is the chemical in plastic bottles); is all over the the receipts in Walmart, Target, Acme, ATM's etc.!! They have linked the chemical which causes breast ca. Where is the paper made. They have to get rid of it! The known risks are enough. We can eliminate the chemical right away!

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