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Alcohol drinking and the risk of colorectal cancer death: a meta-analysis.

Chronic alcohol drinkers are at increased risk of dying from colorectal cancer.

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Female breast cancer and alcohol consumption: a review of the literature.

A surge in breast cancer risk is associated with alcohol consumption.

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  • 2014
  • Scoccianti C, Lauby-Secretan B, Bello PY, Chajes V, Romieu I
  • Nutritional Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon. IARC Monographs Program Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon. Addictions Bureau, Health General Directorate, Paris, France. Nutritional Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon. Electronic address: romieui@iarc.fr.
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  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Alcoholic beverage consumption in relation to risk of breast cancer: a meta-analysis and review.

Breast cancer is more likely to occur in women who drink alcohol than in those who avoid alcoholic beverages.

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Alcohol consumption and the risk of cancer.

Stomach, lung, oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, colorectal, oesophageal, breast, and ovarian cancers are more likely to occur in alcohol consumers than those who avoid drinking alcoholic products.

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  • 2001
  • Vincenzo Bagnardi, Ms.C., Marta Blangiardo, Ms.C., Carlo La Vecchia, M.D., and Giovanni Corrao, Ph.D.
  • Vincenzo Bagnardi, Ms.C., and Marta Blangiardo, Ms.C., are Ph.D. students in statistics, and Giovanni Corrao, Ph.D., is a full professor in statistics at the Department of Statistics, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. Carlo La Vecchia, M.D., is an associate professor in epidemiology at the Institute of Medical Statistics and Biometry, University of Milan, and head of the laboratory of general epidemiology at the Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy.
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  • Support for this study came from the Italian Ministry of Health, from the Italian Ministry of the University and Scientific and Technologic Research, and from the Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro.
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Tomato consumption and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

High dietary ingestion of tomatoes may lower prostate cancer risk.

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  • 2016
  • Xin Xu, Jiangfeng Li, Xiao Wang,Song Wang,Shuai Meng,Yi Zhu,Zhen Liang,Xiangyi Zheng, and Liping Xie
  • Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Effect of carotene and lycopene on the risk of prostate cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.

Regular intake of diets rich in lycopene and α-carotene may protect men against prostate cancer.

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  • 2015
  • Wang Y, Cui R, Xiao Y, Fang J, Xu Q
  • Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, School of Medicine, No.301 Middle Yanchang Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai 200072, China. Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, School of Medicine, No.301 Middle Yanchang Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai 200072, China.
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  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Gastric cancer and allium vegetable intake: a critical review of the experimental and epidemiological evidence.

Regular intake of diets rich in allium vegetables, such as garlic and onions, may protect individuals against gastric cancer. This study investigated the association between the consumption of allium vegetables and the development of gastric (stomach) cancer. Researchers examined data on allium vegetable intake and gastric cancer odds ratio extracted from several studies. They discovered...

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  • 2014
  • Guercio V, Galeone C, Turati F, La Vecchia C.
  • Department of Surgery , University of Siena , Siena , Italy.
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Can the consumption of tomatoes or lycopene reduce cancer risk?

Frequent consumers of lycopene-rich foods, such as tomatoes, may have lower cancer risk.

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The role of tomato products and lycopene in the prevention of gastric cancer: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.

Individuals with high dietary intake of foods rich in lycopene, such as tomatoes, may have lower risk of stomach cancer.

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  • 2013
  • Yang T, Yang X, Wang X, Wang Y, Song Z.
  • 1Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Tenth Peoples' Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, PR China. surgeonyts@163.com
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Lycopene/tomato consumption and the risk of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Men who regularly consume lycopene-rich foods, such as tomatoes, have lower incidence of prostate cancer.

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The role of tomato products and lycopene in the prevention of prostate cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

A decline in prostate cancer risk is associated with habitual consumption of tomatoes and lycopene-rich foods. The aim of this research work was to determine the correlation between the consumption of tomatoes and lycopene-rich foods and prostate cancer risk. Ten cohort and eleven case-control studies were included in this meta-analysis. Researchers discovered that high intake...

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Dietary fiber intake and mortality from cardiovascular disease and all cancers: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Regular intake of dietary fiber may significantly cut down cancer and cardiovascular mortality risk.

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