Dec.2006
Dairy Products May
Increase Testicular Cancer
Risk
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A new study from Germany
shows that dairy product consumption may
increase the risk of testicular cancer.
Researchers at the University of
Halle-Wittenberg tracked dietary contributors to
testicular cancer among 269 men with cancer and
797 control subjects. The risk for testicular
cancer was increased by 37 percent for those who
consumed at least 20 servings of milk per month.
The researchers hypothesize that increased
galactose (a component of lactose, the milk
sugar) and milk fat may explain the association
between dairy product consumption and
cancer.
Stang A, Ahrens W,
Baumgardt-Elms C, et al. Adolescent Milk Fat and
Galactose Consumption and Testicular Germ Cell
Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
2006;15(11):2189-2195.
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