Breast cancer: Aetiological factors and associations (a possible protective role of phytoestrogens)

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 755-760

  Stephens, F O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Animal fat; Diet; Fibre; Genes; Hormones; Isoflavonoids; Legumes; Lignans; Obesity; Oral contraceptives; Phytoestrogens; Race; Soy

Indexed keywords

ISOFLAVONOID; LIGNAN; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 0030668487     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb04574.x     Document Type: Article

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