Spanish scientists confirm extra virgin olive oil helps to combat breast cancer

Saturday, February 7, 2009 - 07:35 in Health & Medicine

Researchers of the Catalonian Institute of Oncology (Spain) and the University of Granada (Spain) have discovered that extra virgin olive oil may help to combat breast cancer, according to a paper published in the last issue of the renowned scientific journal BMC Cancer. The scientists have confirmed the bioactivity of polyphenols (this is, natural antioxidants) present in olive oil in breast cancer cell lines...

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