Dietary Phytochemical Index and the Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study.

High intakes of phytochemical-rich foods might have beneficial effects on reducing breast cancer risk. In this study, we assessed the association between the dietary phytochemical index (PI) and breast cancer risk in a sample of premenopausal Turkish women. This case-control study was conducted on 70 newly diagnosed breast cancer cases and matched 70 healthy controls. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire and dietary phytochemical indexes were calculated with two different methods. The mean PI score of participants was 19.9 ± 9.52 and 23.0 ± 8.95 in cases and controls, respectively (p = 0.046). After adjusting for energy intake, the risk of breast cancer significantly increased by 29.5% in the third quartile as compared to the fourth quartile of dietary PI (OR = 0.295, 95%CI = 0.106-0.822). Higher dietary PI was negatively associated with breast cancer risk; therefore, dietary PI may be suggested as an important contributor to dietary intake for breast cancer.

Thrombocytopenia caused by albendazole in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome: A case report.

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by a chronic inflammatory response mainly localised to the lachrymal and salivary glands. Haematological abnormalities are common, although they rarely have clinical significance. Here, we report a patient with SS and thrombocytopenia caused by albendazole. Haematological abnormalities such as thrombocytopenia are seen in approximately 5-15% of SS patients; however, this disease is usually asymptomatic and can often be recovered to normal levels with corticosteroids. If it is not, we should keep in mind other reasons for the thrombocytopenia, such as drug use.