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Diet, nutrition, and cancer risk: what do we know and what is the way forward?

Timothy J. Key, Kathryn E. Bradbury, Aurora Perez‐Cornago, Rashmi Sinha, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Shoichiro Tsugane

BMJ · 2020 · 233 citations · 57 references

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Timothy J Key and colleagues describe the evidence linking diet and nutrition to cancer risk, concluding that obesity and alcohol are the most important factors

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Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

Freddie Bray, Jacques Ferlay, Isabelle Soerjomataram et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2018 · 86.6K citations · Full text

Food, nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention of cancer: a global perspective

Michael Marmot, Tola Atinmo, T. Byers et al. · Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 5.4K citations · Full text

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The Effect of Vitamin E and Beta Carotene on the Incidence of Lung Cancer and Other Cancers in Male Smokers

New England Journal of Medicine · 1994 · 4.7K citations · Full text

Effects of a Combination of Beta Carotene and Vitamin A on Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

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Body Fatness and Cancer — Viewpoint of the IARC Working Group

Béatrice Secretan, Chiara Scoccianti, Dana Loomis et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2016 · 3.4K citations · Full text

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