Meat consumption and cancer risk

Jeanine M Genkinger; Anita Koushik

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040345

Meat consumption and cancer risk

PLoS Med. 2007 Dec;4(12):e345. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040345.

Authors

Jeanine M Genkinger¹, Anita Koushik

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oncology, Division of Cancer Genetics and Epidemiology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States of America.

Abstract

The authors review the key studies on the association between meat intake and cancer risk, including a new prospective cohort study by Amanda Cross and colleagues published inPLoS Medicine.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Colorectal Neoplasms / etiology
Esophageal Neoplasms / etiology
Humans
Incidence
Liver Neoplasms / etiology
Lung Neoplasms / etiology
Meat / adverse effects*
Meat Products / adverse effects*
Neoplasms / epidemiology
Neoplasms / etiology*
Research Design
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Time Factors