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Meat consumption patterns and preparation, genetic variants of metabolic enzymes, and their association with rectal cancer in men and women.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Apr 2004
Murtaugh Maureen A, Ma Khe-Ni, Sweeney Carol, Caan Bette J, Slattery Martha L
Abstract excerpt
Meat consumption, particularly of red and processed meat, is one of the most thoroughly studied dietary factors in relation to colon cancer. However, it is not clear whether meat, red meat, heterocyclic amines (HCA), or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are associated with the risk for rectal cancer. Rectal cancer cases (n = 952) and controls (n = 1205) from Utah and Northern California were recruited from a...
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