Breast cancer is, with about 25,000 new cases annually, the most frequent tumor among women in our country. A type of cancer whose risk is conditioned by the body mass index (BMI) and, therefore, by the ingestion of fats.

This is so that in the last years a multitude of studies have been carried out to analyze the relationship between fat, diet and BMI and the risk of breast cancer. However, it may not be necessary to know the level of total body fat to know this risk.

And is that according to a new study carried out by researchers at the Langone Medical Center of the University of New York (USA), analysis of the proportion of fatty acids in breast tissue may be sufficient. At least, in women who have already passed menopause.