ABSTRACT: Postmenopausal breast cancer is associated with high
    intakes of omega-6 fatty acids (Sweden)
    [01/14/2003; Cancer Causes and Control]

Objective: To estimate the postmenopausal breast cancer risk 
associated with total fat intake, different types and relative 
proportions of dietary fat using a nested, matched case-control 
study within the Malmo Diet and Cancer (MDC) cohort, Sweden.

Conclusions: Postmenopausal breast cancer was positively associated 
with total, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fat. However, with 
mutual adjustment for other types of fat, specifically high intakes 
of omega-6 fatty acids were associated with an increased risk.

The full article can be found at:

http://ipsapp008.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/4563/48/4/abstract.htm

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 4) ABSTRACT: Increased risk of early-stage breast cancer related
    to consumption of sweet foods among women less than age 45 in
    the United States
    [01/14/2003; Cancer Causes and Control]

Objectives: To evaluate the associations of dietary macronutrients, 
food groups, and eating patterns with risk of breast cancer in a 
population-based case-control study.

Conclusions: These data suggest a modest relationship between intakes 
of sweet items with risk of in-situ and localized breast cancer in 
young women. This relation is consistent with the hypothesized link 
of high insulin exposure and risk of breast cancer. There was some 
suggestion that women who ate many times during the day were at 
reduced risk of disease, which is also consistent with an 
insulin-related mechanism.

The full article can be found at:

http://ipsapp008.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/4563/48/9/abstract.htm

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