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cancer risk

Known as: cancer risks 
The probability that exposure to some agent or substance will adversely transform cells to replicate and form a malignant tumor. (EPA Terminology… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Disease susceptibility
Li-Fraumeni SyndromeNeoplasm, ResidualResidual CancerResidual Tumor

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Review
2018
Review
2018
Obesity, Dietary Factors, Nutrition, and Breast Cancer Risk
Purpose of ReviewTo synthesize the critical role of obesity-associated inflammation, dietary factors, and nutrition in… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces cancer risk: results of a randomized trial.
BACKGROUND Numerous observational studies have found supplemental calcium and vitamin D to be associated with reduced risk of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Estimating risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography.
CONTEXT Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has become a common diagnostic test, yet there are little data on its… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Epidemiologic evidence of the protective effect of fruit and vegetables on cancer risk.
BACKGROUND Diets rich in fruit and vegetables have been recommended for preventing cancer. The evidence supporting this… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Overweight, obesity, and cancer risk.
Over the past few decades the proportion of people with excess body weight has been increasing in both developed and less… Expand
Review
2002
Review
2002
Obesity, endogenous hormones, and endometrial cancer risk: a synthetic review.
Endometrial cancer is a disease of the affluent, developed world, where epidemiological studies have shown that > or =40% of its… Expand
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Review
1995
Review
1995
Hormone replacement therapy and endometrial cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVE To assess the association of unopposed estrogen or estrogen plus progestin and the risk of developing endometrial… Expand
Review
1994
Review
1994
Soy intake and cancer risk: a review of the in vitro and in vivo data.
International variations in cancer rates have been attributed, at least in part, to differences in dietary intake. Recently, it… Expand
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Migration patterns and breast cancer risk in Asian-American women.
BACKGROUND Breast cancer incidence rates have historically been 4-7 times higher in the United States than in China or Japan… Expand
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Age at first birth and breast cancer risk.
An international collaborative study of breast cancer and reproductive experience has been carried out in 7 areas of the world… Expand
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