Reproductive history and dietary habits and breast cancer risk in Greenlandic Inuit: a case control study

• Published in: Public Health
• Main Authors: Wielsøe, M, Gudmundsdottir, S, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E C
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; traditional food; imported food; Greenland; breast cancer; diet; Nuuk; greenlandic; inuit
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/reproductive-history-and-dietary-habits-and-breast-cancer-risk-in-greenlandic-inuit-a-case-control-study(efe5ea34-81a9-41e1-8510-9360a8817da5).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2016.06.016

BACKGROUND: The incidence of breast cancer in Greenland has increased considerably since 1970. It has been suggested that the previous low incidence is associated with the traditional lifestyle and marine food diet, and that the increase in breast cancer risk may be due to changes to a more westerni...