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Dietary carotenoids and risk of lung cancer in a pooled analysis of seven cohort studies.
Adequate intake of foods rich in beta-cryptoxanthin, such as citrus fruits, may help guard against the development of lung cancer.
This study was carried out to determine the relationship between dietary ingestion of carotenoids and lung cancer risk by meta-analysis. Seven studies were included in this meta-analysis. Researchers observed that high intake of foods rich in beta-cryptoxanthin, such as citrus fruits, decreased the likelihood of developing lung cancer. On the other hand, foods with high beta-carotene content was found to have little or no effect on lung cancer risk in this study. The findings of this study reveal that diets loaded with beta-cryptoxanthin-rich foods may confer individuals with adequate protection against lung cancer.
Research Summary Information
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2004
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Author(s): Männistö S, Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Albanes D, Anderson K, van den Brandt PA, Cerhan JR, Colditz G, Feskanich D, Freudenheim JL, Giovannucci E, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Miller AB, Rohan TE, Virtamo J, Willett WC, Hunter DJ.
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Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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No. Source of funding disclosure not found
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No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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