Olive oil ‘could reduce breast cancer risk’
New research has found that olive oil could help to reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Oncology and Antonio Segura-Carretero from the University of Granada in Spain worked to find a link between olive-oil rich Mediterranean diets and a reduced breast cancer risk.
The team found two chemicals present in the oil, called lignans and secoiridoids, which can help to block the protein involved in the development of certain breast cancers.
Javier Menendez, from the Catalan Institute, said "complex phenols" in olive oil can "drastically suppress overexpression of the cancer gene HER2", which is present in around one-fifth of breast cancer tumours.
He added: "These findings … suggest that these polyphenols might provide an excellent and safe platform for the design of new anti breast-cancer drugs”
A recent study by Israeli scientists found that women who took the fertility drug clomiphene were four times more likely to develop womb cancer.
The drug was also linked to increased risks of breast cancer, malignant skin cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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