Takuma Nemoto

TL;DR: In blacks, breast cancer was diagnosed in a relatively more advanced stage than in whites, and survival and cure rates were generally lower for blacks, and such lower rates seem to be associated with the relatively advanced stage of the disease.

TL;DR: The finding that risk was greatest among women who consumed lower amounts of dietary antioxidants and was minimal among high consumers indicates that a diet rich in sources of antioxidants may minimize the deleterious effects of the MnSOD polymorphism, thereby supporting public health recommendations for the consumption of diets rich in fruits and vegetables as a preventive measure against cancer.

TL;DR: In this population, intake of vegetables appears to decrease premenopausal breast cancer risk, and this effect may be related to beta-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin in vegetables.

TL;DR: It is suggested that smoking may be an important risk factor for breast cancer among postmenopausal women who are slow acetylators, demonstrate heterogeneity in response to carcinogenic exposures, and may explain previous inconsistent findings for cigarette smoking as a breast cancer risk factor.

TL;DR: The plasma CEA levels measured in 346 patients using a new procedure which detects an ion-sensitive antigenic site in the carcinoembryonic molecule appear to be useful in the follow-up of patients with cancer and may eventually be of diagnostic value in the asymptomatic patient.