Pulses and carcinogenesis: Potential for the prevention of colon, breast and other cancers

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Mathers, John C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Genes; Intervention studies; Pulses

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CELECOXIB; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SULINDAC;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOLOGY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; DIET; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE; HUMAN; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0036980916     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2002717     Document Type: Review

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