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Study shows low-fat diet significantly reduced risk of death after breast cancer

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Women who consumed a low-fat diet had a significantly reduced risk of death after breast cancer. However, women with other cancers who were also on a low-fat diet did not experience the same effect, according to new results from the Women’s Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial that were presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

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