Br Med Bull. 1991 Apr;47(2):462-9.

Diet and breast cancer.

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CRC Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Edinburgh, UK.

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The issue of diet as a cause of breast cancer has been dominated by fat. Some have judged this convincing enough to warrant dietary recommendations aimed at prevention. Others find the evidence so far rather weak.

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