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Nutrition and breast cancer
1Division of Cancer Prevention and Research Control, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
|December 1, 1993
Summary
Dietary fat and fiber intake significantly influence breast cancer risk and outcomes. Further research is needed to fully understand the complex relationship between nutrition and breast cancer development and survival.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Nutritional Science
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Growing evidence links dietary factors to breast cancer risk, survival, and outcomes.
- High-fat, low-fiber diets are associated with increased breast cancer risk.
- Weight gain post-diagnosis may negatively impact survival.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current information on nutrition and breast cancer.
- To highlight the association between diet and breast cancer risk.
- To emphasize the need for further research into nutritional factors and breast cancer.
Main Methods:
- Review of epidemiologic and intervention studies.
- Analysis of data linking dietary patterns to breast cancer.
- Synthesis of findings on weight gain and breast cancer outcomes.
Main Results:
- Epidemiologic data indicate a link between high-fat, low-fiber diets and increased breast cancer risk.
- Pilot studies explored reducing dietary fat in breast cancer patients.
- Weight gain is common after breast cancer diagnosis and may affect survival.
Conclusions:
- Nutritional and dietary factors play a crucial role in breast cancer.
- Further investigation is warranted to elucidate the precise relationship between nutrition and breast cancer.
- Understanding these links can inform prevention and treatment strategies.