Are there factors that decrease breast cancer risk?
Factors that decrease relative breast cancer risk are listed in Table 6. This table is organized in a similar manner as the previous tables: by strength of evidence and size of the effect. Are there other factors which are not associated with breast cancer risk or for which there is too little scientific information to evaluate their association with breast cancer risk? table 4 (large image) Numerous factors have been found to have no association with breast cancer risk, meaning that they do not increase or decrease it. Examples of such include: • Consumption of poultry and fish • Use of vitamin supplements. An exception is folic acid, which may decrease breast cancer risk in women who drink alcohol regularly. • Drinking beverages containing caffeine • Use of antiperspirant deodorants For some factors there is too little scientific data to evaluate their potential association with breast cancer risk. A prominent example is the consumption of dairy products that were produced using bovi
