NSAIDs, folate, and vitamin B6 might reduce the risk of breast cancer
May 2003
Women are hearing that NSAIDs, folate, and vitamin B6 might reduce the risk of breast cancer.
This comes from new analyses of two HUGE studies...the Nurses' Health Study and the Women's Health Initiative.
NSAIDs. Women taking at least 2 tablets/week of an NSAID for 5 years or longer seem to have a 20% lower risk of breast cancer.
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