Adherence to Mediterranean dietary quality index and risk of breast cancer in adult women: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Farhang Djafari (Author), Parivash Ghorbaninejad (Author), Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi (Author), Fatemeh Sheikhhossein (Author), Hossein Shahinfar (Author), Maryam Safabakhsh (Author), Hossein Imani (Author), Sakineh Shab-Bidar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Breast cancer (BC) is the fifth most prevalent cause of cancer-related deaths in Iran. Given that the role of whole-diet on cancer risk is important, this study aimed to assess the association of MedDQI and breast cancer risk. Methods This hospital-based case-control study was pe...