Consumption of flaxseed, a rich source of lignans, is associated with reduced breast cancer risk

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 813-816

  Lowcock, Elizabeth C ^a   Cotterchio, Michelle ^a,b   Boucher, Beatrice A ^a,b  

^a CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Flax; Lignans; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAD; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LINSEED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FLAX; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGNANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876497206     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-013-0155-7     Document Type: Article

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