## Abstract Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Controversy exists regarding the role of dietary fat in breast cancer etiology. We investigated the association of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and the ratio of n‐6 PUFAs to marine‐derived n‐3 PUFAs with breast cancer risk
Polyunsaturated fatty acids and breast cancer
✍ Scribed by P. Bougnoux; E. Germain; F. Lavillonnière; S. Cognault; M. L. Jourdan; V. Chajès; C. Lhuillery
- Book ID
- 110557091
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 88 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0024-4201
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