Walnuts lower tumour rates in cancer-prone mice
A study presented at the American Association of Cancer Research conference showed that specially bred 'cancer-prone' mice fed the equivalent of two ounces of walnuts every day have lower breast tumour rates than mice fed a normal diet.
The results suggest that chemicals found in walnuts might be useful in protecting against cancer, although a Cancer Research UK spokesperson pointed out that the study was too small to draw any firm conclusions.
In the study, carried out by Dr Elaine Hardman, associate professor of medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine, and her team, breast cancer-prone mice were given either a control diet or one containing the equivalent of two ounces of walnuts every day.
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Keywords: walnuts, breast cancer
28. 4. 2009 Cancer Research UK
