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more infoDiet Double In Fruits, Vegetables Does Not Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence, National Study Finds
BY THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON MINORITY HEALTH
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
From an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association
August 11, 2007
An extremely low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fiber neither reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence in women, nor increases the chance for survival any more than the nationally recommended "5-a-day," according to a pivotal study published in the July 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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