Carcinogens in the diet vs. overnutrition. Individual dietary habits, malnutrition, and genetic susceptibility modify carcinogenic potency and cancer risk

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 443, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 251-258

  Lutz, Werner K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; Diet; Dose response relationship; Genetics; Individual; Model; Neoplasm; Overnutrition; Risk factor; Susceptibility; Synergism; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 0033565760     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5742(99)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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