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Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk May Be Reduced By The Intake Of Folate

According to Swedish researchers, consuming high levels of dietary folate may reduce the risk of developing epithelial ovarian cancer; cancer that occurs in the cells lining the ovaries. They also discovered that the protective effect of folate may even be more pronounced in women who drink more than two alcoholic beverages per week. To arrive at their conclusions, researchers analyzed medical data from approximately 61,000 women between the ages of 36-76. Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 96, March 2004. Read More.

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