Long-term dietary calcium intake and breast cancer risk in a prospective cohort of women | Zendy

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Long-term dietary calcium intake and breast cancer risk in a prospective cohort of women

Author(s) -

Susanna C. Larsson,

Leif Bergkvist,

Alicja Wolk

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26704

Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , prospective cohort study , estrogen receptor , cancer , cohort , calcium , cohort study , population , gynecology , proportional hazards model , relative risk , endocrinology , oncology , physiology , confidence interval , environmental health

Calcium may potentially influence the risk of breast cancer because of its role in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. However, prospective studies of calcium intake in relation to breast cancer incidence are sparse.

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