Fat, fish, fish oil and cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 159-164

  Caygill, C P J ^a,b   Charlett, A ^a   Hill, M J ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal fat; Breast cancer; Cancer prevention; Colon cancer; Fish; Fish oil

Indexed keywords

FAT; FISH OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER MORTALITY; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0030055353     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.332     Document Type: Article

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