date:Nov 12, 2012
Eating too much monounsaturated fat and saturated fat may increase risk of breast cancer whereas eating high amounts of long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk, according to a study recently published in Nutrition and Cancer.
A.K. Sczaniecka of The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , Cancer Prevention Program in Seattle , Washington , USA and colleagues found the associations between different fats and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women aged 50 to 76 y