Folate, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12 Intake and the Risk of Breast Cancer Among Mexican Women
- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- Vol. 15 (3) , 443-448
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-05-0532
Abstract
Background: High intake of folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 have been hypothesized to lower the risk for breast cancer. We conducted a population-based case-control study to evaluate the risk for breast cancer among Mexican women with relatively low vitamin intakes.Keywords
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