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Cattle leukemia virus found in milk linked to breast cancer – study

Women exposed to bovine leukemia virus, a routine presence in bulk milk tanks at large dairy farms, are 3.1 times more likely to develop breast cancer than women whose tissue was not subject to the virus, known as BLV, according to a new study. These odds are higher than those associated with other top breast cancer risks, including obesity and alcohol consumption, according to researchers at the University of California […]