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Cancer Risk Factors
Dual association of beta-carotene intake seen with risk of tobacco-related cancers
December 1st, 2005
A dual association of beta-carotene intake was seen with the risk of tobacco-related cancers in a cohort of French women. "Intervention studies have demonstrated that, in smokers, beta-carotene supplements had a deleterious effect on the risk of lung cancer and may have a deleterious effect on digestive cancers as well." Researchers from France "investigated a potential interaction between beta-carotene intake and smoking on the risk of tobacco-related cancers in women. A total of 59,910 women from the French Etude Epidemiologique de Femmes de la Mutuelle Generale de l'Education Nationale (E3N) prospective investigation were studied from 1994." ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-01)
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