Drinking Green Tea May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer

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Drinking Green Tea May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer

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Reference: " Green tea, soy, and mammographic density in singapore

chinese women, " Wu AH, Yu MC, et al, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev,

2008; 17(12): 3358-65. (Address: Department of Preventive Medicine,

University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

90089, USA. E-mail: annawu@... ).

Summary: In a study involving 3,315 Chinese women, results indicate

that higher green tea intake may be associated with a lower risk of

breast cancer. Diet and percent mammographic density (PMD: a marker for

breast cancer risk) were assessed. After adjusting for potential

confounders, daily green tea drinkers showed significantly lower PMD

than non-tea drinkers. Additionally, among postmenopausal women, high

soy intake was associated with lower PMD, but the association did not

remain significant after adjusting for green tea intake. Thus the

authors of this study conclude, " Our findings suggest that both regular

green tea and high soy intake may have beneficial effects on the breast;

the effect of green tea on PMD may be stronger than the effect of soy. "

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