The review will discuss in detail the effects of polyphenols on breast cancer, including both
the advantages and disadvantages of the applications of these natural compounds. First, we …

Anti-tumor effect of dietary flavonoids has been sustained by laboratory experiments, but
epidemiological studies with breast cancer risk remained inconsistent and insufficient. This …

Background & aims Epidemiological studies that assessed the associations between dietary
polyphenol intakes and colon cancer risk have reported largely null results, possibly due to …

Background: Lignans–oestrogenic substances present in various foods–are associated with
postmenopausal breast cancer risk, but not much is known regarding their effects on …

Purpose In vitro and in vivo studies suggested that flavonols, flavones, flavanones and
flavan-3-ols have preventive effects on breast carcinogenesis. Epidemiological evidence …

Epidemiological studies on associations between intake of flavonoids and breast cancer risk
are highly needed to assess the actual effects of flavonoids in humans. Experimental …

Flavonoids have been hypothesized to reduce cancer risk. Previous epidemiological studies
conducted to evaluate this hypothesis have not assessed all flavonoids, including classes …

Laboratory and animal studies suggest that dietary flavonols may reduce breast cancer risk
but there are limited epidemiological studies. We computed flavonol intakes from dietary …

Introduction Both indole-3-carbinol and dietary lignans have beneficial effects on estrogen
metabolism and breast cancer risk. There is no published literature on the effects of a …

Based on reports that fruits and vegetables may protect against breast cancer, this
randomized intervention study tested the feasibility of increasing fruit and vegetable intake …