Effect of a Low-Fat Diet on the Incidence of Actinic Keratosis

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BACKGROUND: Actinic keratoses are premalignant lesions and are a sensitive and important manifestation of sun-induced skin damage. Studies in animals have shown that dietary fat influences the incidence of sun-induced skin cancer, but the effect of diet on the incidence of actinic keratosis in humans is not known. METHODS: We randomly assigned 76 patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer either to continue their...

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