Milk and ovarian cancer.Ovarian cancer ovarian cancer Malignant tumour of the ovaries. Risk factors include early age of first menstruation (before age 12), late onset of menopause (after age 52), absence of pregnancy, presence of specific genetic mutations, use of fertility drugs, and personal history of breast is the fourth most common cause of cancer death among women. Several studies have suggested a link between dairy products dairy products dairy npl → produits laitier dairy products dairy npl → Milchprodukte pl, Molkereiprodukte pl or milk and ovarian cancer. The fact that Sweden Sweden, Swed. Sverige, officially Kingdom of Sweden, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 9,002,000), 173,648 sq mi (449,750 sq km), N Europe, occupying the eastern part of the Scandinavian peninsula. has one of the highest rates of ovarian cancer in the world and that the Swedish population consumes a variety of dairy products led Swedish researchers to investigate the relationship between cow's milk and ovarian cancer. They studied more than 60,000 women for an average of 13.5 years. During that time, 266 women developed ovarian cancer. Women who consumed con·sume v. con·sumed, con·sum·ing, con·sumes v.tr. 1. To take in as food; eat or drink up. See Synonyms at eat. 2. a. four or more daily servings of dairy products had twice the risk of developing one type of ovarian cancer compared to women who consumed less than two servings. Milk was the dairy product with the strongest association with ovarian cancer. Again, twice the risk was seen in women drinking two or more glasses of cow's milk a day compared to women who seldom or never drank cow's milk. Lactose, the naturally occurring sugar found in milk, was also associated with risk; each 10-gram per day increase in lactose (equivalent to about one glass of cow's milk) was associated with a 20 percent greater risk of one type of ovarian cancer. Some researchers have speculated that galactose, a component of lactose, might be the culprit in dairy products. Soymilk soy·milk n. A milk substitute made from soybeans, often supplemented with vitamins. Noun 1. soymilk - a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu does not contain lactose or galactose and is certainly a simple alternative to cow's milk. Larsson SC, Bergkvist L, Wolk A. 2004. Milk and lactose intakes and ovarian cancer risk in the Swedish Mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her Cohort. Am J Clin Nutr 80:1353-7. |
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