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Breast cancer--the optimal diet.

E L Wynder1, E Taioli, D P Rose

  • 1American Health Foundation, Division of Epidemiology, New York, New York.

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
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Dietary fat and fiber intake influence breast cancer development and progression. Further research is needed to clarify the specific effects of fat and fiber on breast cancer recurrence and survival rates.

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Nutritional Science
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Growing evidence suggests dietary fat and fiber play roles in breast cancer causation, promotion, and progression.
  • Existing epidemiologic data on the dietary fat-breast cancer link remains controversial due to methodological challenges.
  • Studies on pre-menopausal women show a weaker association between fat intake and breast cancer.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize evidence on the impact of dietary fat and fiber on breast cancer.
  • To identify research gaps and propose future study directions.
  • To investigate optimal dietary interventions for breast cancer patients.

Main Methods:

  • Review of global and metabolic epidemiology studies.
  • Analysis of animal studies with biologic mechanism insights.
  • Evaluation of existing human studies on dietary fat and breast cancer.

Main Results:

  • Biologic mechanisms and epidemiological data support a link between dietary fat/fiber and breast cancer.
  • Methodological issues complicate definitive conclusions from current epidemiologic studies.
  • The association appears weaker in pre-menopausal women compared to post-menopausal women.

Conclusions:

  • Dietary fat and fiber are implicated in breast cancer development and progression.
  • Further clinical trials are warranted to confirm the effect of low-fat diets in post-menopausal breast cancer patients.
  • Future research should explore specific fat/fiber types, doses, and durations for optimal impact on recurrence and survival.

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