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Cruciferous vegetable consumption and lung cancer risk: a systematic review.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jan 2009
Lam Tram Kim, Gallicchio Lisa, Lindsley Kristina, Shiels Meredith, Hammond Edward, Tao Xuguang Grant, Chen Liwei, Robinson Karen A, Caulfield Laura E, Herman James G, Guallar Eliseo, Alberg Anthony J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cruciferous vegetables, rich in isothiocyanates, may protect against lung cancer. Glutathione S-transferases are important in metabolizing isothiocyanates; hence, variants in GST genes may modify the association between cruciferous vegetable intake and lung cancer. We carried out a sy...
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