Meat and heme iron intake and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aero-digestive tract in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

BACKGROUND: Evidence from prospective studies on intake of meat and fish and risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) is scarce. We prospectively investigated the association of meat and fish intake with risk of SCC of the UADT and the possible mechanism via hem...

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Main Authors: Steffen, A, Bergmann, M, Sánchez, M, Chirlaque, MD, Jakszyn, P, Amiano, P, Quirós, JR, Barricarte Gurrea, A, Ferrari, P, Romieu, I, Fedirko, V, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Siersema, P, Peeters, P, Khaw, K, Wareham, N, Allen, N, Crowe, F, Skeie, G, Hallmanns, G, Johansson, I, Borgquist, S, Ericson, U, Egeberg, R, Tjønneland, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012