Papers/PMID:42141946
Association Between Dietary/Supplementary Calcium Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.
Nutrition and cancer2026The record
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Ca(2+) — decreases breast cancer incidence
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Finding“Overall, higher calcium intake was associated with a significantly lower risk of breast cancer (RR: 0.93; 95%CI: 0.90-0.96; p < 0.001; I2 = 35%).”
Quoted verbatim from Association Between Dietary/Supplementary Calcium Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Dose
- highest versus lowest intake category
- Population
- Women in 14 prospective cohort studies (38 effect sizes), highest versus lowest calcium intake from diet and supplements combined
Effect 0.93 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.9 to 0.96
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