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Exposure to Famine Associated with Increased Breast Cancer Risk
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Women who experienced a short but severe decrease in their food intake during the 19441945 Dutch famine have an increased risk of breast cancer compared with women whose caloric intake was not as greatly affected, according to a study in the April 7 issue of the Journal of