Calcium cancer study comment
Research presented at the American Associate for Cancer Research's Annual meeting suggests that vitamin and calcium supplements may reduce breast cancer risk.
19 Apr
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The research was presented by the Ponce School of Medecine in Puerto Rico.
Dr Caroline Hacker, Policy Manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, comments:
"Although these results are of interest, this is early stage research and is a small study using cells taken from a specific population of women.
"More research is needed to find out exactly how vitamins and calcium supplements can influence the chance of getting breast cancer. Due to the wide variety of foods we all eat, it's difficult to tell what impact one particular food supplement can have on our health.
"Breakthrough Breast Cancer recommends that to reduce their risk of breast cancer, all women maintain a healthy weight, limit alcohol consumption and exercise regularly."
