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Diabetes prevention diet may lower mortality risk in breast cancer


 

Key clinical point : Diet may influence breast cancer outcomes.

Major finding : Women who adhered to the healthiest diet had a 31% lower risk for all-cause mortality versus women in the lowest tier for dietary health.

Study details : A retrospective study of 8,320 women with breast cancer in the first and second Nurses’ Health Studies.

Disclosures: This research was supported, in part, by grants from the National Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Research Foundations, and Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundations. Dr. Wang reported no relevant conflicts of interest.

Source: Wang T et al. SABCS 2020, Abstract GS2-09 .

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