Cancer Prevention in Primary Care: Diet and cancer
- 18 June 1994
- Vol. 308 (6944), 1610-1614
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.308.6944.1610
Abstract
Relation between diet and cancer: possibilities for prevention On the basis of existing evidence, it is not possible to formulate, with any degree of certainty, a precise definition of which cancers are causally related to diet and what proportion of them are due to specific components of the diet. Box 1 shows current dietary hypotheses about the association of cancer risk with dietary factors. Table I shows some of the possible associations between diet and cancer. View this table: In this window In a new window Box 1 Current diet and cancer hypotheses View this table: In this window In a new window TABLE I - Possible associations between selected dietary factors and risk of cancer (modified from WHO1)Keywords
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