The Nation - News from July 13, 1989

A new study suggests that eating large amounts of dairy products, especially yogurt and cottage cheese, may increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer, a researcher said. A team of researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School found for the first time that women with ovarian cancer were more likely to eat dairy products, especially yogurt and cottage cheese, compared to healthy women. Dr. Daniel Cramer, who headed the study published in the British journal The Lancet, stressed the findings need to be confirmed before recommending women eat less dairy products. Scientists believe that a sugar found in milk, cheese, yogurt and other dairy products known as galactose may damage the ovaries.