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cancer risk
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cancer risks
The probability that exposure to some agent or substance will adversely transform cells to replicate and form a malignant tumor. (EPA Terminology…
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Disease susceptibility
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Neoplasm, Residual
Residual Cancer
Residual Tumor
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces cancer risk: results of a randomized trial.
J. Lappe
,
D. Travers-Gustafson
,
K. Davies
,
R. Recker
,
R. Heaney
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2007
Corpus ID: 4439515
BACKGROUND Numerous observational studies have found supplemental calcium and vitamin D to be associated with reduced risk of…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Epidemiologic evidence of the protective effect of fruit and vegetables on cancer risk.
E. Riboli
,
T. Norat
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2003
Corpus ID: 4696051
BACKGROUND Diets rich in fruit and vegetables have been recommended for preventing cancer. The evidence supporting this…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Cancer risks attributable to low doses of ionizing radiation: Assessing what we really know
D. Brenner
,
R. Doll
,
+12 authors
M. Zaider
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2003
Corpus ID: 13025574
High doses of ionizing radiation clearly produce deleterious consequences in humans, including, but not exclusively, cancer…
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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
L. Kushi
,
T. Byers
,
+5 authors
M. Thun
Ca
2002
Corpus ID: 19823935
The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines to serve as a foundation for its…
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Obesity, endogenous hormones, and endometrial cancer risk: a synthetic review.
R. Kaaks
,
A. Lukanova
,
M. Kurzer
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
2002
Corpus ID: 8795807
Endometrial cancer is a disease of the affluent, developed world, where epidemiological studies have shown that > or =40% of its…
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Review
2000
Review
2000
The importance of selenium to human health
M. Rayman
The Lancet
2000
Corpus ID: 8051628
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Intake of carotenoids and retinol in relation to risk of prostate cancer.
E. Giovannucci
,
A. Ascherio
,
E. Rimm
,
M. Stampfer
,
G. Colditz
,
W. Willett
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
1995
Corpus ID: 2858522
BACKGROUND Several human studies have observed a direct association between retinol (vitamin A) intake and risk of prostate…
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Soy intake and cancer risk: a review of the in vitro and in vivo data.
M. Messina
,
V. Persky
,
K. Setchell
,
S. Barnes
Nutrition and Cancer
1994
Corpus ID: 40480434
International variations in cancer rates have been attributed, at least in part, to differences in dietary intake. Recently, it…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Migration patterns and breast cancer risk in Asian-American women.
R. Ziegler
,
R. Hoover
,
+8 authors
M. Hyer
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
1993
Corpus ID: 27840317
BACKGROUND Breast cancer incidence rates have historically been 4-7 times higher in the United States than in China or Japan…
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Review
1993
Review
1993
Endogenous hormones and breast cancer risk.
L. Bernstein
,
R. Ross
Epidemiologic Reviews
1993
Corpus ID: 21852580
There is substantial evidence that high estrogen levels in postmenopausal women are associated with an increase in breast cancer…
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