Study: Cadmium, breast cancer tied

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edited June 2014 in Clinical Trials, Research News, Podcasts, and Study Results

From Tribune Newspapers

March 21, 2012

In a finding that strengthens the link between environmental pollutants and rising rates of breast cancer, new research finds that women whose diets contain higher levels of cadmium are at greater risk of developing breast cancer than those who ingest less of the industrial chemical in their food.

Cadmium, a heavy metal long identified as a carcinogen, leaches into crops from fertilizers and when rainfall or sewage sludge deposit it onto farmland. Whole grains, potatoes, other vegetables and shellfish are key dietary sources of cadmium, which also becomes airborne as a pollutant when fossil fuels are burned.

The new study, published by the American Association for Cancer Research, found that among 55,987 post-menopausal women, the one-third with the highest cadmium intakes were 21 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than the one-third with the lowest intakes… read more

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-x-0321-health-briefs-20120321,0,2461493.story  

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  • LeeLeeLynn
    LeeLeeLynn Member Posts: 23
    edited May 2013

    For 5 years I have been grinding my own organic flax seeds and consuming 1 T. a day...and then I learn that flax seed is grown in Canada, China, North Dakota and Montana in soil that has high levels of metals including cadmium...has anyone found a source of flax from Europe that would be safer? The European Union won't accept flax seeds from these areas mentioned above.

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  • jenrio
    jenrio Member Posts: 558
    edited May 2013

    Now whole grains blah are all bad for us.    What the heck.   Just find the cure or we will all starve ourselves to death.

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