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Premenopausal plasma ferritin levels, HFE polymorphisms, and risk of breast cancer in the nurses' health study II.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Mar 2014
Graff Rebecca E, Cho Eunyoung, Lindström Sara, Kraft Peter, Willett Walter C, Eliassen A Heather
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BACKGROUND: Evidence from the Nurses' Health Study II (NHSII) suggests that red meat consumption is associated with increased breast cancer risk in premenopausal women. Iron may be responsible by contributing to oxidative stress or effects on immune function. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study nested within the NHSII, examining prediagnostic plasma ferritin (n = 795 cases, 795 controls), 15...
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