The search for the causes of breast and colon cancer
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 338 (6214), 389-394
- https://doi.org/10.1038/338389a0
Abstract
Epidemiological studies of breast and colon cancers implicate diet as a causative factor but the evidence is stronger for colon cancer, the occurrence of which may be reduced by diets with less animal fat and more fruit and vegetables.Keywords
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