If you’ve had early-stage breast cancer, switching from full-fat dairy like whole milk or cheese to low-fat versions won’t make your cancer come back or shorten your life — so you don’t need to stress about this change.

If you’ve had early-stage breast cancer, switching from full-fat dairy like whole milk or cheese to low-fat versions won’t make your cancer come back or shorten your life — so you don’t have to stress about this change.

If you’ve had breast cancer, switching from full-fat milk or cheese to low-fat versions won’t make your cancer come back or affect how long you live — so it’s a safe swap if you want to eat healthier.

For women who’ve had breast cancer, eating a lot of full-fat dairy like whole milk, cheese, or butter might raise their risk of dying from other health problems like heart disease or diabetes—not from the cancer coming back.

Eating dairy overall doesn’t seem to make breast cancer come back or kill more women from breast cancer, but it might be linked to dying from other causes — and that’s probably because the bad stuff (like full-fat dairy) is hiding in the average.

If you've had early-stage breast cancer and eat a lot of full-fat dairy like whole milk or cheese every day, you might be more likely to die from breast cancer or other causes later on compared to people who eat very little of it.