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Urinary isothiocyanate levels and lung cancer risk among non-smoking women: a prospective investigation.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jul 2011
Fowke Jay H, Gao Yu-Tang, Chow Wong-Ho, Cai Qiuyin, Shu Xiao-Ou, Li Hong-Lan, Ji Bu-Tian, Rothman Nat, Yang Gong, Chung Fung-Lung, Zheng Wei
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BACKGROUND: Aside from tobacco carcinogen metabolism, isothiocyanates (ITC) from cruciferous vegetables may induce apoptosis or steroid metabolism to reduce lung cancer risk. To separate the effect of these divergent mechanisms of action, we investigated the association between urinary ITC levels and lung cancer risk among non-smoking women. METHODS: We conducted a nested case-control within the Shanghai Women's...
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