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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Green Tea Extract Supplementation and Mammographic Density in Postmenopausal Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Dec 2017
Samavat Hamed, Ursin Giske, Emory Tim H, Lee Eunjung, Wang Renwei, Torkelson Carolyn J, Dostal Allison M, Swenson Karen, Le Chap T, Yang Chung S, Yu Mimi C, Yee Douglas, Wu Anna H, Yuan Jian-Min, Kurzer Mindy S
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiologic and animal studies suggest a protective role of green tea against breast cancer. However, the underlying mechanism is not understood. We conducted a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial to investigate whether supplementation with green tea extract (GTE) modifies mammographic density (MD), as a potential mechanism, involving 1,075 healthy postmenopausal women. Women...
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