Low Fat Diet Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

Recent results from the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study offer new hope to breast cancer survivors. It was shown that women who followed a low-fat diet when recovering reduced their risk of breast cancer recurrence by 24% over the next five years.

Results from the study, though significant, do not put closure to the relationship between fat and recurring breast cancer. Researchers note that different fats may have different effects. Furthermore, confounding variables (factors not accounted for in the study) such as the woman's life stage and life-style choices other than diet, may increase or decrease risk for breast cancer.