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Article: The breast cancer-diet connection. (includes recipes)
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- The Saturday Evening Post
- Article date:
- October 1, 1990
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THE BREAST CANCER-DIET CONNECTION
Willy you develop breast cancer? The bad news, according to the latest statistics, is that one in ten women in the United States will. What's more, the number of breast cancer cases in women over age 44 has been steadily increasing since 1960, by almost 2 percent a year.
The reasons for this increase are unclear. We know that cancer of the breast, like other cancers, is a disease of the body's cells. Abnormal, hyperactive growth occurs when cell division is not orderly. This growth results in a buildup of tumors. Despite extensive studies, there is no clear explanation of why and when breast cancers will develop. ...