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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Disease susceptibility
Li-Fraumeni SyndromeNeoplasm, ResidualResidual CancerResidual Tumor

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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… 
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… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Cancer risks attributable to low doses of ionizing radiation: Assessing what we really know
High doses of ionizing radiation clearly produce deleterious consequences in humans, including, but not exclusively, cancer… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Cancer With Healthy Food Choices and Physical Activity
The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines to serve as a foundation for its… 
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… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
The importance of selenium to human health
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Intake of carotenoids and retinol in relation to risk of prostate cancer.
BACKGROUND Several human studies have observed a direct association between retinol (vitamin A) intake and risk of prostate… 
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… 
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… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Endogenous hormones and breast cancer risk.
There is substantial evidence that high estrogen levels in postmenopausal women are associated with an increase in breast cancer… 
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