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Dietary Guidelines

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Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 75))

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There are five-fold differences in breast cancer incidence rates around the world [1], and migrants moving from low- to high-incidence countries acquire rates close to those of the new country after one generation [2]. Differences in diet, among other lifestyle influences, may explain these observations but no dietary component except alcohol can yet be confidently associated with increased risk of breast cancer.

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Holmes, M.D., Hunter, D.J., Willett, W.C. (1995). Dietary Guidelines. In: Stoll, B.A. (eds) Reducing Breast Cancer Risk in Women. Developments in Oncology, vol 75. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0489-0_15

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