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Dietary Fat, Nutritional Status and Endocrine-Associated Cancers

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Diet and the Aetiology of Cancer

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The issue of dietary fats and hormone-dependent cancers of the reproductive organs seems far more complex today than a few years ago, when only a few analytical studies were available. Several studies that found an association are heavily flawed in the design and/or analysis, especially the earlier ones. Even well conducted studies, apparently, give contradictory results.

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Berrino, F., Panico, S., Muti, P. (1989). Dietary Fat, Nutritional Status and Endocrine-Associated Cancers. In: Miller, A.B. (eds) Diet and the Aetiology of Cancer. ESO Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74376-4_2

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