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Cancer Risk Factors

Scientists at Queen's University report research in cancer risk factors

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 10th, 2009

A new study, 'Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of digestive tract neoplasms: a systematic review and meta-analysis,' is now available. "Habitual consumption of diets with a high glycemic index (GI) and a high glycemic load (GL) may influence cancer risk via hyperinsulinemia and the insulin-like growth factor axis. The objective was to conduct a systematic review to assess the association between GI, GL, and risk of digestive tract cancers," scientists in Northern Ireland UK report.

"Medline and Embase were searched for relevant publications from inception to July 2008. When possible, adjusted results from a comparison of cancer risk of the highest compared with...

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