Plasma carotenoids are biomarkers of long-term high vegetable intake in women with breast cancer

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2258-2263

  McEligot, Archana Jaiswal ^a   Rock, Cheryl L ^a   Flatt, Shirley W ^a   Newman, Vicky ^a   Faerber, Susan ^a   Pierce, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Breast cancer; Carotenoids; Humans

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; CRYPTOXANTHIN; FAT; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 0032722478     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.12.2258     Document Type: Article

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