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Olive Oil could be the key to slowing down cancer, new research suggests.

The Spanish study found that olive oil may slow the growth of breast cancer by damaging cancer cells and blocking the genes that fuel tumours.

Those who eat a Mediterranean diet suffer a lower rate of the disease but this is the first time scientists have determined the specific role the fat has on the body.

Breast cancer now affects one in nine women in the UK. Every week 730 new breast cancers are diagnosed and 250 women die from it.

With these shocking figures, try this quick quiz and see how much you know about the disease.

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