Olive Oil May Prevent Breast Cancer
A primary component of olive oil known as hydroxytyrosol has been the subject of a Houston Methodist study of women who are at increased risk of developing breast cancer. In this study 50 premenopausal and 50 postmenopausal women will be enrolled. Each of the patients will take one 25 mg hydroxytyrosol capsule for 12 months and undergo checkups every three months. It has been shown in previous research that olive oil provides many health benefits which include lowering the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure and possibly stroke. Tejal Patel, M.D., breast medical oncologist with HoustonMethodistCancerCenter, who led this study, said, “We know there is a correlation between breast density and breast cancer. A decrease in density of one percent ca
