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Article: Breast cancer update: what-really reduces your risk: the pill. Coffee. Sun. Confused about whether these and other factors put you at risk for breast cancer? To find out we went to the top experts. Here's the latest thinking on when to worry--and when to relax. (health news).
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- Redbook
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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there's no part of our bodies that we obsess about more than our breasts. Even those of us not prone to health anxiety wonder which, if any, of our everyday habits are upping our odds of getting breast cancer. And it's no wonder we're confused: New scientific reports constantly contradict earlier ones. One week, a new medical study tells us what to eat to prevent breast cancer; the next week, another tells us that diet doesn't make a difference. Is it any surprise even smart women are baffled?
"There are so many conflicting studies out there, it's hard to distinguish between what's valid and what's not," says Debbie Saslow, Ph.D., director of breast and ...