Between the years 2010 and 2012, the lifetime probability of developing female breast
cancer was 12.3%, or approximately 1 in 8. Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common …

Alcohol consumption by adult women is consistently associated with risk of breast cancer.
Several questions regarding alcohol and breast cancer need to be addressed. Menarche to …

The olive tree, Olea europaea, is native to the Mediterranean basin and parts of Asia Minor.
The fruit and compression-extracted oil have a wide range of therapeutic and culinary …

There has been considerable recent interest in the genetic, biological and epidemiological
basis of mammographic density (MD), and the search for causative links between MD and …

Vitamin D and calcium are metabolically interrelated and highly correlated dietary factors.
Experimental studies have shown their anticarcinogenic effects due to their participation in …

Consumption of olive oil has been related to reduced risk of several diseases, including
various neoplasms. In this paper, we reviewed epidemiological studies on olive oil and …

Moderate alcohol consumption has been linked to an approximate 30%–50% increased risk
in breast cancer. Case-control and cohort studies have consistently observed this modest …

The role of fruit and vegetables in breast cancer (BC) development has long been debated.
A large variety of vegetables and fruit are consumed by Mediterranean populations, a …

In screening for breast cancer (BC), mammographic breast density (MBD) is a powerful risk
factor that increases breast carcinogenesis and synergistically reduces the sensitivity of …

The prognosis for women with breast cancer is adversely affected by the comorbidities of
obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM), which are conditions associated with elevated levels of …