Tomatoes, tomato-based products, lycopene, and cancer: Review of the epidemiologic literature

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-331

  Giovannucci, Edward ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPENE;

BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MOUTH CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; TOMATO; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0033577044     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.4.317     Document Type: Review

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