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Study finds western-style 'meat-sweet' diet increases risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

A new study finds that the more "western" the diet -- marked by red meat, starches and sweets -- the greater the risk for breast cancer among postmenopausal Chinese women. According to researchers who conducted the analysis at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Harvard University, Shanghai Cancer Institute and Vanderbilt University, the findings mark the first time a specific association between a western diet and breast cancer has been identified in Asian women.

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